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�NA Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. <br />C U R B A N P L A N N I N G • D E S I G N • M A R K E T R E S E A R C H <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: 6 June 1990 <br />RE: Little Canada - Landscape Ordinance <br />FILE NO: 758.09 - 89.75 <br />The City Council has asked the Planning Commission to restudy <br />certain aspects of the proposed landscape ordinance. The four <br />primary issues were as follows: <br />o The 2 percent landscape requirement: Is this a <br />representative requirement? <br />o Is it common to require landscape architects to prepare <br />plans? <br />o Are the parking lot landscaping requirements representative? <br />o How is tree replacement handled comparative to other cities? <br />LANDSCAPE PERCENTAGE <br />Minnetonka was the City in the survey which used percentage of <br />value. All projects up to $1,000,000 in value of site <br />improvements required a 2 percent landscape value. The threshold <br />gradually scales down to 1 percent for projects over $4,000,000 <br />in value. Edina and Bloomington have larger caliper tree <br />requirements rather than utilize percentage figures. Maplewood <br />responded by saying that they determine needs on a case by case <br />basis. Roseville, White Bear Lake, and Eden Prairie do not <br />utilize thresholds for landscape requirements. <br />Page 57 <br />4601 Excelsior Blvd. •Suite 410•Minneapolis, MN 55416.(612) 925-9420 • Fax 925-2721 <br />