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(4) One ornamental shrub for every 200 square feet of building or one shrub for every 30 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. (5) Credit for large trees. The city council may, at their discretion, give credit for trees exceeding the minimum planning size requirements. The city may reduce the required number of plantings by up to ten percent when trees in excess of the minimum size requirements are provided. (6) Equivalent planting materials. The following substitutions may be made for the minimum landscape requirements: a. An equivalent of up to 50 percent of the required number of overstory trees may be substituted with the use of ornamental trees. In such case, not less than three ornamental trees shall be provided for each one required overstory tree substituted. b. An equivalent of up to 50 percent of the required number of ornamental trees may be substituted with the use of shrubs. In such case, not less than 20 shrubs shall be provided for each one required ornamental tree substituted. (q) Commercial/industrial areas. All lot areas not covered by buildings, parking and loading areas, driveways, or protected wetland area shall be covered with an approved ground cover and landscaped to meet the following minimum standards: (1) One overstory deciduous shade tree for every 2,000 square feet of total building area or one tree for every 100 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. (2) One coniferous tree for every 2,000 square feet of building or one coniferous tree for every 200 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. (3) One ornamental tree for every 2,000 square feet of building or one ornamental tree for every 200 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. (4) One shrub for every 300 square feet of building or one shrub for every 30 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. (5) Credit for large trees. The city council may, at their discretion, give credit for trees exceeding the minimum planning size requirements. The city may reduce the required number of plantings by up to ten percent when trees in excess of the minimum size requirements are provided. (6) Equivalent planting materials. The following substitutions may be made for the minimum landscape requirements: a. An equivalent of up to 50 percent of the required number of overstory trees may be substituted with the use of ornamental trees. In such case, not less than three ornamental trees shall be provided for each one required overstory tree substituted. b. An equivalent of up to 50 percent of the required number of ornamental trees may be substituted with the use of shrubs. In such case, not less than 20 shrubs shall be provided for each one required ornamental tree substituted. (r) Site restoration. All property disturbed by mining, excavation or fill, or by other uses that disturb the vegetative cover of the property, and that shall lie fallow or undisturbed thereafter, shall be restored as soon as practicable. As a minimum, such restoration shall include: (1) A minimum of four to six inches of topsoil shall be applied to all areas to be seeded. Topsoil shall be of the type that naturally exists on the site, and is to be generally free of debris, rock, roots, noxious weeds, or any substance potentially toxic to plant growth. The surface area where topsoil is to be added shall be loosened to a depth of two inches, and the topsoil shall be mixed within this depth to ensure binding. (2) The seedbed shall be tilled to a minimum depth of four inches and fertilizer applied in accordance with the recommendations of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. (3) Minnesota Department of Transportation Standard Prairie Grass Seed Mix, suitable for the site, shall be applied at a uniform rate as recommended by the producer through drilling, broadcast Page 3