Ordinance 1674-90 - Laserfiche WebLink

f , landscaping approved by the Planning/Community Development Director to provide screening. 4. Prior to removal of any trees within the buffer area, the area where clearing and grading is not permitted will be marked and roped or fenced and no construction is permitted within that area, except to allow construction of utilities. 5. Additional planting of evergreen trees and/or shrubs may be required by the City prior to issuance of occupancy permits in order to ensure that adequate visual separation from adjacent single family homes exists. Bonding for plantings may be permitted if seasonal planting restrictions apply. 6. All disturbed vegetation must be replanted in accordance with Transitional Planting Zones and/or Ornamental Landscape Zones per Exhibit "D" to this contract, as approved by the Planning Department. 7. To the extent feasible through engineering, where utilities are constructed within buffers, construction must occur on a diagonal to ensure that the buffer can be sight obscuring. Any portion of the buffer cleared for construction of the utility corridors which lies outside the easements, must be replanted per the approved landscaping plan. 8. Removal and replacement of dead, damaged or diseased trees or trees that endanger adjoining properties will be permitted if approved by the Planning/Community Development Department. Prior to removal of the trees, the City must approve a plan which provides for replacement of the trees with native species that will provide equal or greater screening at maturity. The trees must be replaced within two weeks of removal of the original trees; except that bonding may be permitted by the City if seasonal limitations on planting apply. Replacement evergreen trees shall be a minimum of 6 feet in height at time of planting and replacement deciduous trees shall be a minimum of 1-1/2 inches in caliper at time of planting. Larger tree sizes may be required by the Planning Department. i. Interior Buffers: A buffer a minimum of 50 feet in width must be provided between the single family plat (Phase 4 ) and the townhouse and multiple family developments (Phases 1 , 2, and 3 ) . j . Landscape Separation from Public Right-of-way (South Property Line) : The minimum landscape width between Merrill Creek Parkway and any structures or parking lots shall be a minimum of 20 feet. Landscaping within this area shall consist of a minimum of the following: 1 . Canopy-type deciduous trees or spreading evergreen trees planted in wells or strips with a mix of living evergreen and deciduous ground covers and low shrubs. Up to one-hundred (100) percent of the trees may be deciduous. Deciduous trees shall have a minimum trunk diameter of one and one-half inches and a minimum height of six 5