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<br /> DESIGN GROUP | Landscape Architecture <br /> <br />www.calyxdesigngroup.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RE: Lake Elmo Elementary School Tree Mitigation Exception Request <br /> <br />The new Lake Elmo Elementary School project is requesting an exception to the City’s tree preservation <br />and replacement standards. Standards for tree preservation exceptions by City Council are dictated by <br />Lake Elmo City Code Section 105.12.470.f.1 <br /> <br />The proposed project site for the new Lake Elmo Elementary School is an existing agricultural field with a <br />significant amount of coniferous tree rows planted by the previous landowner. These trees are primarily 8”- <br />12” caliper red pines, scotch pines, blue spruce, and norway spruce. Per the historic aerial imagery below, <br />these gridded tree rows were planted between 1991 and 2003. <br /> <br />1991 Aerial Image 2003 Aerial Image <br /> <br /> <br />2014 Aerial Image 2024 Aerial Image <br /> <br /> <br />To develop this site for the new elementary school, a significant amount of the previous landowner planted <br />trees will need to be removed for the elementary building, parking, driveways, utilities, and stormwater <br />management. Diligent efforts were made by the Architect and Civil Engineer to limit site disturbance to the <br />East side of the property while maintaining the necessary functions and features of the elementary school. <br /> <br />Because a significant portion of the tree removals would be previous landowner planted trees, the project <br />is requesting that these landowner planted trees be exempt from a tree mitigation penalty. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />