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Item 05B Page 3 of 6 4. Landscaping10: Required Proposed Overstory deciduous shade tree 11+511 Coniferous tree 11 Understory shrub 76 Ornamental tree 11 If the site plan layout does not have adequate space, the number of plantings may be reduced, as long as the size and height is maintained.12 The Developer has completed a Tree Plan. There are 75 trees on the property, + 7 trees on the adjacent St Paul Water Authority land (along Co Rd 1), The 75 trees include 37 Specimen Trees. All are likely to be removed. 5. Usable Open Space.13 400 sq ft required per unit (3,200 sq ft total). Usable Open Space is to be for "active or passive recreation" (e.g. a "yard"). All yard space is stormwater infiltration basins. The Council could interpret the basins as "passive recreation" space, but it's a stretch. 6. Development Review: 14 A Development Review is a "catch-all" of everything not already required for review (e.g. architecture, landscaping, drainage, exterior lighting, etc). Development Reviews are not required for one and two-family units. It is Staff's interpretation of the project as a whole (8 units total, vs. excluding the two 2-unit buildings). During the August 3, 2022 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission opined: No yellow paint. Preserve as many trees as possible. Minimal usable yard space is ok. On the current plan, all yard space is consumed by stormwater infiltration basins. The basins are about 5' from the townhomes. By comparison, if the basins were within a Flood Fringe district, 10 City Code 160.419 (Landscaping); 1. One overstory deciduous shade tree for every 2,000 square feet of the total building footprint (e.g. 8 units X Z800 sf footprint = 23,040 sf footprint/2,000 sf = 11 trees. 2. One coniferous tree for every 2,000 square feet of building (e.g. 23,04012,000 =11 trees) or one coniferous tree for every 200 feet of site perimeter (e.g. 8481200 = 4 trees), whichever is greater (e.g. 11 trees). 3. One understory shrub for every 300 square feet of building (e.g. 23,0401300 = 76 shrubs) or one shrub for every 30 feet of site perimeter (e.g. 848130 = 28 shrubs, whichever is greater (76). 4. One ornamental tree for every 2,000 square feet of building (23,04012,000 = 11 trees) or one ornamental tree for every 200 feet of site perimeter (8481200 = 4), whichever is greater (11). 11 City Code 160.418(B)(2) (Tree Removal on Lots with Construction or Grading Activity): For every specimen tree removed, the permit holder or property owner shall plant a minimum of two new trees, up to a maximum of five new trees. 1z City Code 160.419(C)(6) 13 City Code 160.317(6)(f) (PUD; Special Requirements & Standards; Townhouses and condominiums) 14 City Code 150.054 (Development Controls); ..."All new construction and expansions of existing construction shall be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council as conforming to this section, except as follows...... Single- or two-family dwelling units"... The rviuunus view visiun A Thriving Desirable Community