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f) In areas with naturalistic plantings, plant mix and <br />spacing should approximate native plant communities <br />and/or readily succeed to a naturalistic stand. In <br />addition, naturalist plantings should be bordered with <br />a strip of mowed grass or other more "manicured" <br />edge. <br />2) Walls and Fences. All walls and fences erected within <br />designated buffer yards shall comply with the following: <br />a) At least fifty (50) percent of the street side of a <br />screening fence shall be landscaped with plant <br />materials. Plant materials shall be at least equal to <br />the fence height. <br />b) Exposed fences shall run a maximum length of fifty <br />(50) feet between landscaping areas or clusters. <br />c) Walls, fences and landscaping shall not be located <br />within the traffic visibility triangle as defined in Section <br />3, Subd. 3.E.1.c of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />3) Earth Berms. Earth berms designed to support landscape <br />plantings existing within designated buffer yards shall: <br />a) Be designed to support plantings. <br />b) Not exceed a three to one (3:1) slope unless <br />approved by the City Engineer. <br />c) Contain no less than four (4) inches of topsoil. <br />4) Maintenance. <br />a) General. The property owner, or if applicable, the <br />homeowners association, shall be responsible for <br />maintenance of landscape elements (plants, <br />structures, pavement, etc.) so as to present a neat <br />and aesthetically pleasing appearance free of any <br />unhealthy or potentially unsafe conditions. <br />b) Disease Control. Plants shall be maintained in a <br />healthful, disease -free condition. Plants that have <br />died or become diseased shall be promptly replaced. <br />Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance General Provisions <br />3-45 <br />