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properties shall provide boulevard trees at a rate of 1 tree per 70 linear feet of <br /> street frontage where property fronts any public street. <br /> 3. Boulevard trees shall be planted within 14 feet of the curb line or <br /> as otherwise determined by the City Forester. <br /> 4. Existing trees may be used to fulfill boulevard tree standards at the <br /> City's discretion. <br /> 5. The City may, at its discretion,purchase and install the required <br /> boulevard trees. In such case, the City shall collect a standard fee per tree. Said <br /> fee shall be established by the City Council and based on the estimated market <br /> rate cost to purchase and install trees within the development site. <br /> (h) Sod and Ground Cover. All areas not otherwise improved in <br /> compliance with the approved site plans shall have a minimum depth of four(4) <br /> inches of topsoil and a vegetative cover of be-, sodded boulevard areas. <br /> Exceptions to these criteria may be approved by the Zoning Administrator as <br /> follows: <br /> 1. Seed may be provided in lieu of sod in any of the following cases: <br /> a. Where the seed is applied to future expansion areas as <br /> shown on the approved plans, or <br /> b. Where the seed is applied adjacent to natural areas or <br /> wetlands. Seed mixture shall be approved by the City, or <br /> c. For single-family and two family residential properties, <br /> proper erosion control measures shall be implemented and maintained until <br /> vegetation is established. Sod may be required in areas subject to erosion as <br /> determined by the Building Official or City Engineer. <br /> 2. Undisturbed areas containing existing viable natural vegetation <br /> which can be maintained free of foreign and noxious plant materials. <br /> 3. Areas designated as open space or future expansion areas properly <br /> planted and maintained with native grasses or wild flowers indigenous to <br /> Minnesota. Seed mixture shall be approved by the City. <br /> 4. Use of mulch materials such as bark, wood chips, and decorative <br /> rock in support of shrubs and foundation plantings. <br /> 5. Native Landscapes in compliance with Minnesota Statute 412.925. <br /> (i) General Landscaping Standards: <br /> Landscape Revisions draft no comments'andsG,^^ Revisii^^s d'ir,{+' <br />