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Hugo Gardens Page 6 Landscaping Section 90-272 of the Hugo City code requires that all for apartment construction, all areas not covered by building, parking, driveways, or impervious storage areas shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with Section 90-181. Section 90-181 outlines those landscaping requirements. The development is also required to expend on landscaping an amount not less than one percent of the cost of improvements made as part of a development. The cost of landscaping for the apartment complex must be included in the development agreement. The developer must provide a copy of the landscaping cost estimate to city staff. The developer provided a landscape plan to show compliance with city code. The table below shows the ordinance requirements and the proposed landscaping: *One ornamental tree for every 1,000 square feet of building or one ornamental tree for every 100 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater and One ornamental shrub for every 200 square feet of building or one shrub for every 30 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. ** There are 61 overstory trees more than required, which is the equivalent of 183 understory trees. Staff finds that the mix of overstory and ornamental trees meets the intent of the Code. The landscape plan must be revised to meet minimum planting requirements, by providing the additional shrubs. One area for the developer to consider adding the additional shrubs in between the private driveways where sod is currently proposed. Although these areas are proposed to be irrigated, historically, sod is difficult to maintain in those areas and a planting plan that includes shrubs may be a good alternative. Staff and the developer should work together to develop a final landscape plan that meets the intent of the ordinance. The final landscape plan should also be reviewed against the grading and utility plans to eliminate conflicts. Remaining non-impervious portions of the site will be sodded, excluding the pond area which will be seeded as required. The applicant intends to install irrigation on the site. The applicant is required to submit an irrigation plan as part of the landscape plan package as a condition of approval. Number of Trees Required Number of Trees Proposed Compliance Overstory Deciduous 84 110 Yes Coniferous 84 119 Yes Ornamental* Tree 131 28 No** Shrub* 656 292 No Perennials NA 581 Yes