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April 3, 1995 <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />TRANSPORTATION DIVISION <br />RECOMMENDED URBAN <br />LANDSCAPE/STREETSCAPE GUIDELINES <br />APRIL, 1995 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Hennepin County Department of Public Works' Transportation Division (Division) <br />has as a delegated function and responsibility to maintain a system of <br />roadways that provide transportation for residents of the County in a safe, <br />efficient manner. Year around safety requires adequate sight distances and a <br />minimum operational clear zone that can also accommodate snow storage. The <br />Division has prepared this Recommended Urban Landscape/Streetscape Guidelines <br />(Guidelines) to more consistently and thoroughly respond to questions about <br />urban landscape/ streets cape design practices. <br />All landscape/streetscape plans must be prepared and signed in accordance with <br />the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture <br />and Interior Design. The City Engineer shall also approve and sign the title <br />or cover sheet for those landscape/streetscape plans. The City Engineer must <br />also evaluate sight distances along the project and assure the Division,.in a <br />report, that sight distances are adequate. <br />The placement of obstacles or fixed objects, such as structures, trees, etc., <br />within Hennepin County's right of way shall be cause for the Municipality to <br />assume legal liability and additional maintenance responsibility through a <br />Cooperative Agreement. <br />RECOMMENDED GUIDELINE CRITERIA <br />The following is an alphabetical listing of the Division's recommended <br />guidelines for land scape/streetscape design. The criteria listed is not all <br />inclusive or necessarily complete. Requests for more clarification should be <br />addressed to the Division Engineer or his/her designee. Figure 1 at the end <br />of this document contains a summarization of the recommended operational clear <br />zone guidelines. <br />► Boulevard <br />The Division prefers a low maintenance boulevard. Snow and ice control <br />methods may prevent the survival of some desired vegetation. The . <br />Municipality has the responsibility for mowing and the maintenance of <br />facilities behind the curb. <br />- i - <br />35 <br />Hennepin County Agreement No. PW 59-10-07 <br />Exhibit "B".; Sheet 3 of 8 W �- <br />