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7 <br /> <br />The City will require cash in lieu of land dedication. NorthPointe Park abuts the development <br />to the south and serves this area. An 8.5 foot wide bituminous trail will extend south of Street <br />A and connect to the existing trail in NorthPointe Park. Credit will be given for trail <br />construction costs only. No credit will be given for land dedication. <br /> <br />Eastside Villas <br />32 lots x $3,000 = $96,000 <br />-Trail Construction Cost TBD <br /> <br />Tree Preservation <br /> <br />The goal of tree preservation is to minimize unnecessary loss of habitat, biodiversity and forest <br />resource and to replace removed trees in areas where tree cover is most critical. The Tree <br />Inventory Report dated July 9, 2018 identifies 265 significant trees on site. Per the <br />Environmental Coordinator, approximately 116 are green ash trees and should be removed due <br />to Emerald Ash Borer concerns. Of the remaining 149 significant trees, approximately 25 trees <br />will be saved and 124 will be removed. Sheet T1, Tree Preservation Plan identifies the basic <br />use area and environmentally sensitive areas. No trees are being removed within the natural <br />resource conservation or protected area. Twenty-two (22) trees are being removed from the <br />non-ESA and non-basic use areas. This requires the need for 24 replacement trees for <br />mitigation which are provided throughout the development. <br /> <br />Landscaping <br /> <br />Open area landscaping standards required 1 large tree and 3 large shrubs per 2,000 sf. Per <br />Sheet L1, Landscape Plan, there is 54,016 sf of open area requiring 27 overstory trees and 81 <br />large shrubs. This square footage seems high. Only the area above the normal water level of <br />the storm pond to the wetland boundary needs to be calculated. The applicant shall provide an <br />exhibit showing the open space area, calculations and compliance. <br /> <br />Buffer and landscape screening is required along both I-35E and Cedar Street. Sheet 5, <br />Preliminary Grading & Erosion Control Plan shows a 2 foot berm along I-35E. The top of the <br />berm is at a 924 elevation. Sheet L2, Landscape Plan shows a 10 foot high wood privacy fence <br />on top of the berm. This provides a 12 foot high total screen at a 934 elevation; however, the <br />Traffic Noise Assessment dated July 9, 2018 recommends an earth berm and solid wood fence <br />with a top Elevation 936. The berm and/or fence along I-35E shall be increased by 2 feet. The <br />applicant shall also verify the height of the fence. The plan sheet references both an 8 foot and <br />10 foot tall fence. Trees and shrubs are shown along the west side of the fence in accordance <br />with the landscaping ordinance. <br /> <br />Cedar Street is a minor collector road and shall include a 15 foot wide buffer with a minimum 6 <br />foot high berm and 6 foot high wood privacy fence. Trees and shrubs are required per <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />Boulevard trees are required at the rate of one (1) tree per lot frontage for single family. There <br />are 32 single family lots and 36 boulevard trees are proposed which is compliant with the <br />ordinance.