#15 - Zoning Text Amendment Landscape Standards

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2571 and Standard Plan 5-297.301 Standard Planting Details A-C. Special attention must be paid to initial soil preparation, drainage, and proper initial planting of plant root mass. 2. A pre-installation conference between the City’s Landscape Architect, developer/builder, and landscape contractor shall be required prior to the installation of any code required plantings or seeding. Any landscaping material not required for erosion control installed without a pre-installation conference will be rejected. a. Prior to the conference, both developer and the developer’s contactor shall have reviewed the pre- installation checklist included in the City’s Landscape Special Provisions to gain familiarity with the requirements and identify areas needing clarification. 3. Irrigation or other water supply to support the specified plant materials adequateWatering of all plant materials and ground cover in the approved development plan shall be provided at the time of or immediately after, plant installation to support establishment and shall continue through the entire warranty period. The watering requirements are set forth in the Minnesota Department of Transportation Specification Section 2571. 4. All required landscaping and screening features shall be kept free of refuse, and debris, and noxious weeds. 5. All landscape landscaping, mulch depthbeds, plantings, and seeded, and sodded areas shall be maintained to manage noxious weeds and ensure establishment of intended plant materials. 6. All landscape materials shall be guaranteed for two years. Any landscape material that dies, has a dead or broken central leader, exhibits 30% or more crown death, is damaged by construction, or becomes diseased before the end of the second year after acceptance shall be replaced by the developer. 6. For nonresidential projects, continuing maintenance and replacement of landscape materials shall be the responsibility of the property owner, including after two years of initial installation. Improvements identified on the landscape plan, including non-plant materials, such as fencing, shall be maintained for the life of the project for which the plan was required. h) Topsoil Borrow Requirements. Earthwork and topsoil shall comply with the following standards: 1. The topsoil stock pilestockpile location and erosion controls shall be called out in the plan set when building permit for new residential or commercial construction is submitted to the cCity. All areas disturbed, outside of paved areas, shall be excavated to a depth of four (4) inches and tilled to a depth of six (6) inches ro to remove compaction. The depth of the topsoil borrow shall be no less than four (4) inches, not including sod depth. 2. Only topsoil borrow meeting MinnesotaN Department of TransportationOT Specification 3877 as modified to contain no less than 6% organic matter, is to be placed as the final soil layer on a site to provide the required depth of topsoil borrow cover an and to bring the entire site to grade. 3. Confirmation of topsoil depth and quality shall be submitted as written confirmation from a licensed party before a full Ccertificate of Ooccupancy is issued. i) Warranty 1. All landscape materials shall be guaranteed for a period of at least two years. a. The warranty begins when all approved development plan landscaping meets all required acceptance criteria, as determined by the City’s Landscape Architect, from the Lake Elmo Code Section 105.12.480, the City’s Landscape Special Provisions and in the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standard Specifications Section 2571 and Standard Plan 5-297.301 Standard Planting Details A-C. b. The warranty period ends when all approved development plan landscaping meets the requirements, as determined by the City’s Landscape Architect, listed in Lake Elmo Code Section 105.12.480(i)(1)(a). c. Meeting the above requirements (i)(1)(a) and (i)(1)(b) may include replacements and corrections to existing plant, tree, seed, sod, and landscaping installations, as well as new installations of any landscaping material in the approved development plan not installed. 2. The developer is required to correct all non-compliant landscaping within 60 days of notification. 3. Warranty compliance inspections will be performed at the initial installation phase and to close out the project at the end of the two year warranty period. Any landscape material that dies, has a dead or broken central leader, exhibits 30% or more crown death or defoliation, is damaged by construction or maintenance, becomes diseased or infested, or is not planted in compliance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Specification and Standard Plating Details A-C will not be accepted. Acceptance is a requirement to secure release of the financial security portion allocated to that phase of the warranty. a. The developer is responsible for notifying the City when the project is ready for inspection. j) Financial security. The city City will require that a financial security, in a form acceptable to the city City, be provided as part of a development agreement or applicable permit to ensure compliance and performance of the landscape plan. The financial security will be released to the applicant upon verification by the city City that the landscape plan was followed, and that all landscape materials are planted and in a reasonable state of health. The financial security may be used to replace any landscape materials that have become damaged or diseased after planting. Adequate security must be retained to ensure performance for at least two years after the installations have been completed the required landscaping from the approved development plan meets all City requirements and receives both initial acceptance start the two year landscape warranty period and final acceptance to complete the two year landscape warranty period.