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"Boulevard trees (size to be determined) will be planted with a minimum average spacing of <br />one tree per 40 feet, but no further than one tree per 60 feet, inside the City rights -of - <br />way on both sides of all new roads. Where sections of roadsides have a heavy existing <br />tree coverage or where conditions which are unsuitable for planting boulevard trees, the <br />60 feet maximum spacing for new trees will not apply, however, the average spacing will <br />require a corresponding increase in clustered trees. <br />Land set aside for open space will be provided with a plan reviewed by the City Forester <br />and the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council which shows initial design <br />and a procedure for continuous maintenance and enhancement of the land. Primary elements <br />in the design will be native trees and grasses, open water, seasonal wetlands, detention <br />and retention ponding, and gardens. The open space should be designed to provide shelter <br />and foraging land for native wildlife, particularly wildlife dispaced by new development. <br />Mowed lawns are resticted to a maximum of 10% of designated open space, excluding open <br />space approved for ballfields, sliding hills, landscaping around community buildings and <br />land with similar uses. <br />Islands at the ends of cul-de-sacs, or separating roadway lanes are to be landscaped with <br />plans reviewed by the City Forester and the Planning Commission and approved by the City <br />Council. Gravel will be be considered an acceptable landscape material in these spaces, <br />unless it is designed to be covered by planting within 5 years." <br />Steve DeLapp <br />8468 Lake Jane Trail <br />Lake Elmo, MN 55042 <br />1 <br />