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c. Coniferous – 6 feet in height as measured from grade. d. Shrubs – 24 inch plant (potted). e. Ornamental trees – 2 inch caliper. Subd. 5. Method of installation: All deciduous and coniferous trees shall be ball and burlap and staked and guyed per National Nurserymen’s Standards. All shrubs shall be potted. Subd. 6. Use of Landscaping for Screening: a. Where natural materials, such as trees or hedges are approved in lieu of the required screening by means of walls or fences, density and species of planting shall be such to achieve screening year round. Subd. 7. Maintenance. a. Property owners shall be responsible for the upkeep of all required plantings and landscape materials. Upon written notice from the City, a property owner shall be required to trim broken or damaged tree boughs, remove fallen trees or storm damaged trees and remove diseased trees as identified by the City Forester.2 Uprooted, damaged or diseased tree stumps shall be removed or ground down below grade. b. It shall be the property owner’s responsibility to maintain the boulevard area between the property and any adjacent street frontage. 1127.06 PLAN REVIEW PROCESS All tree inventories, preservation plans and landscape plans shall be reviewed by the City Forester. The Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission may also review such plans at the request of the Community Development Director or the City Forester. When such plans are required as part of a development application (e.g. development review, conditional use permit, minor or major subdivision) the Planning Commission and City Council shall have approval authority. For such plans submitted when no official planning action is necessary, the Community Development Director and City Forester shall retain administrative approval authority. 2 Refer to Chapter 605, Tree Disease Control.