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<br />May 18, 2026 <br />Limerick Village <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum 2 <br />the city standard detail that can be found here: <br />https://www.lakeelmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/334/Landscaping-and-Irrigation- <br />Standards-PDF?bidId= <br /> <br />LANDSCAPE PLAN: 105.12.480 <br />The landscape plan must be resubmitted, incorporating the following adjustments prior to approval: <br />• Applicant correctly notes landscaping requirements for trees every 50’ along roadways (250) and 5 <br />trees per acre of disturbance (391); however, applicant has not included the full 84 required mitigation <br />trees into the landscaping. Code says that planting of trees for mitigation on residential projects shall <br />be in addition to any other landscape requirements of the City. <br />• No calculations have been completed to account for necessary parking lot screening, interior parking <br />lot landscaping, or screening where adjacent land uses are less intense. <br />o Note and address the landscaping requirements around and within parking lots. A <br />landscaped frontage strip including screening between 3.5’ and 4’ tall, not less than 50% <br />opaque year round, must be installed between parking lots and road ROWs in order to limit <br />glare from headlights. For example, Block 43’s parking lot will require screening where it faces <br />Limerick Parkway. Where parking lots abut residential, such as north of this parking lot, more <br />significant screening is required. <br />o Note the screening requirements for adjacencies to less intensive uses. The parcel to the west <br />is guided Low Density Residential, which is a lower intensity than the proposed development. <br />o Sections and elevations must be provided to illustrate all required screening. <br />• Applicant must swap out the tree planting detail on sheet 90 for the city standard detail that can be <br />found here: https://www.lakeelmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/334/Landscaping-and-Irrigation- <br />Standards-PDF?bidId= <br />• Add plant schedule tables to each landscape sheet so that contractors and city inspectors understand <br />which species are proposed on each sheet without having to flip back and forth. <br />• The location of a topsoil stockpile and notes indicating that the quantity of soil shall be sufficient to <br />cover all landscaped areas at least 4” deep must be provided somewhere in the drawing set. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Neither landscape nor tree preservation plans may be approved at this time. In future submittals, the <br />applicant must address the above-noted items. <br /> <br /> <br />Sarah Evenson, PLA (MN) <br />City of Lake Elmo Municipal Landscape Architect <br />P: (262) 391-7653 E: sarah@hkgi.com