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CARLSON ENGINEERING
<br />PHEASANT RODE DR NE
<br />SUITE 100
<br />I hereby certify that this plan, specification
<br />or report was prepared by me or under my
<br />BLAINE. MN SFA49
<br />SURVEYING
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<br />direct supervision and that I am a duly
<br />ENGINEERING PLANNING
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<br />Licensed Landscape Architect under
<br />CAARLSON-ENGNEERINGMM
<br />the laws of the State of Minnesota
<br />LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATIONS
<br />1. TREE PROTECTION. ALL TREES NOT SPECIFICALLY NOTED OR MARKED ON SITE FOR REMOVAL SHALL REMAIN PROTECTED AND
<br />UNDISTURBED DURING CONSTRUCTION. TREE PROTECTION SHALL EXTEND TO THE DRIP LINE, WITHIN WHICH NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY,
<br />MATERIAL STORAGE, OR VEHICLE PARKING SHALL BE PERMITTED. TREE PROTECTION FENCING SHALL BE ERECTED PRIOR TO
<br />CONSTRUCTION START PER PLANS OR AS DIRECTED BY OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND SHALL CONSIST OF 4' TALL HEAVY DUTY
<br />ORANGE CONSTRUCTION FENCING WITH 6' STEEL FENCE POSTS SPACED 6' O.C. MAX.
<br />2. EROSION CONTROL. REFER TO CIVIL PLAN SHEETS FOR STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP), AND TEMPORARY AND
<br />PERMANENT STORMWATER BMPS, INCLUDING SILT FENCE, BIO—ROLLS, INLET PROTECTION, EROSION CONTROL BLANKETING, DUST
<br />CONTROL, SWEEPING AND ROCK CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE. ALL DISTURBED AREAS SHALL RECEIVE PERMANENT STABILIZATION IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPE PLAN WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN THE DISTURBED AREA HAS CEASED. IN
<br />THE EVENT PERMANENT STABILIZATION CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN 7 DAYS, TEMPORARY STABILIZATION BMPS MUST BE
<br />IMPLEMENTED WITHIN 7 DAYS USING RAPID STABILIZATION METHOD 3.
<br />3. CLEARING AND GRUBBING. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING AND GRUBBING ALL AREAS INDICATED AS BEING
<br />DISTURBED OR OTHERWISE SHOWN ON PLANS. CLEARING AND GRUBBING SHALL INCLUDE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ALL TREES,
<br />STUMPS, BRUSH, GRASS, ROOTS AND OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL AT AN APPROVED OFF —SITE DISPOSAL LOCATION.
<br />4. SOIL PREPARATION. REFER TO GEOTECHNICAL REPORT FOR ANY REQUIRED SOIL CORRECTIONS, AMENDMENTS OR ADDITIONAL
<br />INFORMATION (IF APPLICABLE). EXISTING TOPSOIL SHALL BE STRIPPED FROM ALL DISTURBED AREAS AND STOCKPILED IN AN
<br />APPROVED LOCATION FOR RE —SPREAD. ALL AREAS WHERE SOIL HAS BEEN COMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND THAT ARE
<br />INDICATED TO BE SODDED, SEEDED OR PLANTING BED SHALL BE DE —COMPACTED TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 12 INCHES BY SOIL
<br />RIPPING, TILLING OR OTHER APPROVED SOIL LOOSENING METHOD PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF ANY IRRIGATION, SEEDING, PLANTING,
<br />SODDING, ETC.
<br />5. TOPSOIL MATERIAL. ALL EXISTING, AMENDED OR IMPORTED TOPSOIL SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF MNDOT TOPSOIL TYPE A. A
<br />MINIMUM 4 INCH DEPTH OF TOPSOIL SHALL BE RE —SPREAD OR PLACED ON ALL AREAS TO BE SODDED OR SEEDED, INCLUDING
<br />DISTURBED OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL AREAS. ALL TOPSOIL SHALL BE FINE GRADED, RAKED AND DRAGGED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,
<br />UNIFORM SURFACE. TOPSOIL GRADES SHALL BE WITHIN .1 FEET OF INDICATED FINISHED GRADE AND SHALL BE TRUE TO GRADIENTS
<br />SHOWN ON PLANS. REFER TO CIVIL PLAN SHEETS FOR FILTRATION BASIN SOIL REQUIREMENTS (IF APPLICABLE).
<br />6. SEEDING AND TURF ESTABLISHMENT. CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT'S APPROVAL OF FINAL GRADES AND
<br />TOPSOIL PREP PRIOR TO SEEDING. APPLY 10-10-10 TYPE I STARTER FERTILIZER AT A RATE OF 200 LBS PER ACRE PRIOR TO
<br />SEEDING. SEEDS SHALL BE SOWED AT THE INDICATED RATE, VIA BROADCAST SPREADER, DROP SEEDER OR DRILL SEEDER. FOLLOWING
<br />SEED APPLICATION, INSTALL CATEGORY 20 — STRAW EROSION CONTROL BLANKET WITH NATURAL NETTING ON ALL SLOPES GREATER
<br />THAN 4:1. IN ALL OTHER AREAS, APPLY DISC —ANCHORED TYPE 3 MULCH (MCIA CERTIFIED WEED FREE GRAIN STRAW) AT A RATE OF
<br />2 TONS PER ACRE. SOIL SHALL BE KEPT MOIST DURING ESTABLISHMENT WITH ADDITIONAL RE —SEEDING AS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE A
<br />HEALTHY, UNIFORM STAND OF GRASS, FREE OF WEEDS AND WITH COVERAGE EXCEEDING 75% IN ANY 10'x10' AREA PRIOR TO FINAL
<br />ACCEPTANCE.
<br />7. SODDING. CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT'S APPROVAL OF FINAL GRADES AND TOPSOIL PREP PRIOR TO
<br />SODDING. APPLY 10-10-10 TYPE I STARTER FERTILIZER AT A RATE OF 200 LBS PER ACRE PRIOR TO SODDING AND ROLL TOPSOIL TO
<br />CREATE A UNIFORM SURFACE FOR LAYING SOD. SOD SHALL NOT BE CUT MORE THAN 24—HOURS IN ADVANCE OF INSTALLATION.
<br />CONTRACTOR SHALL KEEP SOD MOIST FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE SOD UNTIL
<br />FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
<br />8. PLANT MATERIAL. ALL PLANTING STOCK SHALL CONFORM TO THE "AMERICAN STANDARD FOR NURSERY STOCK," ANSI—Z60, LATEST
<br />EDITION, OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN, INC. AND SHALL CONSTITUTE MINIMUM QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT
<br />MATERIALS. OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PLANTS WHICH ARE DEEMED UNSATISFACTORY
<br />BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER INSTALLATION. NO SUBSTITUTION OF PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS APPROVED IN WRITING
<br />BY THE OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
<br />9. PLANT MATERIAL SUBSTITUTIONS. ALL REQUESTS FOR PLANT SUBSTITUTIONS SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE OWNER/LANDSCAPE
<br />ARCHITECT AND MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY.
<br />10. PLANT INSTALLATION AND ESTABLISHMENT. REFER TO STANDARD PLANTING DETAILS. CONTRACTOR SHALL STAKE TREE LOCATIONS FOR
<br />APPROVAL BY OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO PLANTING. ANY PLANT MATERIAL WHICH DIES, TURNS BROWN, OR DEFOLIATES
<br />(PRIOR TO TOTAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK) SHALL BE PROMPTLY REMOVED FROM THE SITE AND REPLACED WITH MATERIAL OF THE
<br />SAME SPECIES, QUANTITY, AND SIZE.
<br />11. MULCH MATERIAL. DOUBLE SHREDDED HARDWOOD MULCH OR ROCK MULCH AS INDICATED ON PLANS. ALL MULCH SHALL BE CLEAN
<br />AND FREE OF NOXIOUS WEEDS, SOIL, OR OTHER DELETERIOUS MATERIAL, AND SHALL BE INSTALLED OVER A NON —WOVEN GEOTEXTILE
<br />FABRIC (INCIDENTAL) OR OTHER APPROVED WEED BARRIER TO A MINIMUM SETTLED DEPTH OF 4". MULCH SHALL BE HELD BACK FROM
<br />PLANT STEMS/TRUNKS A MINIMUM OF Y. WOOD MULCH SHALL BE PLACED AROUND INDIVIDUAL TREES TO A 4' MINIMUM DIAMETER.
<br />MULCH SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHIN 48—HOURS OF PLANT INSTALLATION.
<br />12. MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE SHALL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH PORTION OF THE WORK IS IN PLACE. PLANT MATERIAL SHALL
<br />BE PROTECTED AND MAINTAINED UNTIL THE INSTALLATION OF THE PLANTS IS COMPLETE, INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE, AND
<br />PLANTINGS ARE ACCEPTED EXCLUSIVE OF THE GUARANTEE. MAINTENANCE SHALL INCLUDE MOWING, TRIMMING, WATERING, FERTILIZING,
<br />WEED AND PESTICIDE CONTROL, MULCHING, REMOVAL OF DEAD MATERIALS, RE —SETTING PLANTS TO PROPER GRADE AND KEEPING
<br />PLANTS IN A PLUMB POSITION. AFTER ACCEPTANCE, THE OWNER SHALL ASSUME MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, HOWEVER, THE
<br />CONTRACTOR SHALL RETAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL PLANT MATERIAL THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
<br />13. WATERING. UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF SEED AND INSTALLATION OF PLANTS, CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN A WATERING SCHEDULE
<br />WHICH WILL THOROUGHLY WATER ALL PLANTS AND TURF AREAS A MINIMUM OF ONCE A WEEK. MORE FREQUENT WATERING MAY BE
<br />REQUIRED DURING PERIODS OF HOT, DRY WEATHER. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR WATER. IN THE
<br />ABSENCE OF PERMANENT IRRIGATION, TEMPORARY IRRIGATION, TREE WATERING BAGS, OR HAND —WATERING ARE ACCEPTABLE.
<br />14. NATIVE PLANT ESTABLISHMENT. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES ONE OR MORE NATIVE PLANT SEED MIXES CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF
<br />GRASSES, SEDGES AND FLOWERING FORBS. BECAUSE THESE PLANTS TYPICALLY HAVE A LONGER GERMINATION PERIOD, A COVER CROP
<br />SPECIES IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY COVER AND STABILIZATION. MAINTENANCE OF THESE SEEDED AREAS IS CRITICAL
<br />DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITY. SEEDED AREAS SHALL BE MOWED /
<br />WEED —WHIPPED TO A HEIGHT OF 6-10 INCHES IN MID—JULY AND EARLY SEPTEMBER DURING THE FIRST 2-3 YEARS OF
<br />ESTABLISHMENT. IN ADDITION, ALL NON—NATIVE SPECIES / WEEDS SHALL BE SPOT SPRAYED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES A YEAR WITH
<br />HERBICIDE BY A LICENSED APPLICATOR. RE —SEEDING AS NECESSARY SHALL OCCUR IN MAY. A NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITY SHALL BE
<br />CONSIDERED SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED NO SOONER THAT 3 YEARS AFTER INITIAL SEEDING — ONCE THE COVER CROP HAS BEEN
<br />SUFFICIENTLY REPLACED BY NATIVE PLANTS AND THE AREA IS FREE OF ALL NON—NATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES. AT THIS TIME,
<br />MAINTENANCE CAN BE REDUCED TO MOWING / WEED —WHIPPING TO A HEIGHT OF 6-10 INCHES ONCE A YEAR IN EARLY SEPTEMBER
<br />AND SPOT SPRAYING OF HERBACIDE ONLY AS NEEDED.
<br />15. FINAL ACCEPTANCE. UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE WORK, CONTRACTOR SHALL REQUEST FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK
<br />IN WRITING BY THE OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. IF ANY WORK IS FOUND TO BE INCOMPLETE OR UNSATISFACTORY IN THE OPINION
<br />OF THE OWNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, A WRITTEN PUNCH LIST WILL BE PREPARED LISTING ALL ITEMS THAT REQUIRE COMPLETING OR
<br />CORRECTING BEFORE FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
<br />16. WARRANTY. ALL PLANTS, MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF FINAL
<br />ACCEPTANCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. THE GUARANTEE SHALL COVER THE FULL COST OF REPLACEMENT INCLUDING LABOR AND
<br />MATERIAL.
<br />Print Name: Ryan J. Ruttger, RLA Drawn: RJR
<br />Signature:. Designed: RJR
<br />Date: 3/4/25 License #: 56346 1 Date: 3/4/25
<br />Revisions:
<br />1. 04/25/25 - Per City Comments
<br />PLANT SCHEDULE
<br />SYMBOL
<br />CODE
<br />QTY
<br />BOTANICAL NAME
<br />�COMMONNAME
<br />SIZE
<br />CONTAINER
<br />TREES
<br />•
<br />RM
<br />16
<br />Acer rubrum 'Northwood'
<br />Northwood Red Maple
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />FM
<br />18
<br />Acer x freemanii 'Sienna'
<br />Sienna Glen Maple
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />'
<br />RB
<br />12
<br />Betula nigra
<br />Clump Form, 2" Cal Equivalent
<br />River Birch Multi -Trunk
<br />8' Ht.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />HB
<br />8
<br />Celtis occidentalis
<br />Common Hackberry
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />HL
<br />14
<br />Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ' Harve'
<br />Northern Acclaim Thornless Honey Locust
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />KC
<br />14
<br />Gymnocladus dioica 'Espresso'
<br />Kentucky Coffeetree
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />WO
<br />37
<br />Quercus bicolor
<br />Swamp White Oak
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />HO
<br />8
<br />Quercus x macdanielii 'Clemons' TM
<br />Heritage Oak
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />BL
<br />16
<br />Tilia americana 'Boulevard'
<br />Boulevard Linden
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />AE
<br />14
<br />Ulmus americana 'Princeton'
<br />American Elm
<br />2" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />CONIFEROUS TREES
<br />BF
<br />16
<br />Abies balsamea
<br />Balsam Fir
<br />6' Ht.
<br />B&B
<br />•
<br />BH
<br />15
<br />Picea glauca densata
<br />Black Hills Spruce
<br />6' Ht.
<br />B&B
<br />Q)
<br />PP
<br />11
<br />Pinus ponderosa
<br />Ponderosa Pine
<br />6' Ht.
<br />B&B
<br />NWiuriu tivw`
<br />a
<br />•
<br />WP
<br />17
<br />Pinus strobus
<br />White Pine
<br />6' Ht.
<br />B&B
<br />ORNAMENTAL TREES
<br />OB
<br />9
<br />Aesculus glabra 'JN Select' TM
<br />Early Glow Ohio Buckeye
<br />1.5" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />SIB
<br />18
<br />Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance'
<br />Clump Form, 1.5" Cal Equivalent
<br />Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
<br />7' Ht.
<br />B&B
<br />BB
<br />15
<br />Carpinus caroliniana
<br />Native
<br />Blue Beech
<br />1.5" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />HT
<br />13
<br />Crataegus crus-galli ' Inermis'
<br />Thornless Hawthorn
<br />1.5" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />CA
<br />17
<br />Malus x ' Prairifire'
<br />Red Flowers
<br />Prairifire Crabapple
<br />1.5" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />JL
<br />21
<br />Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
<br />White Flowers
<br />Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac
<br />1.5" Cal.
<br />B&B
<br />GROUND COVERS
<br />SOD
<br />88,633 sf
<br />Turf Sod Bluegrass
<br />Kentucky Bluegrass
<br />sod
<br />Type I - Turf Seed Mix
<br />Ti
<br />79,793 sf
<br />Refer to notes for acceptable seeding methods
<br />MnDOT Southern Boulevard (SB)
<br />seed
<br />Seeding Rate 160 Ib/ac
<br />Type II - Native Seed Mix (Buffer)
<br />TII
<br />105,301 sf
<br />Refer to notes for acceptable seeding methods
<br />MnDOT Southern Tallgrass Roadside (STR)
<br />seed
<br />Seeding Rate 39 Ib/ac
<br />Type III - Stormwater Seed Mix
<br />TIII
<br />103,774 sf
<br />Refer to notes for acceptable seeding methods
<br />MnDOT Wet Ditch (WD)
<br />seed
<br />Seeding Rate 30 Ib/ac
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