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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-08-16 Chase Bank- Updated Landscape Plan Review TREE CITY U.S.A. City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd N.  Oak Park Heights, MN 55082  Phone (651) 439-4439  Fax 439-0574 Memorandum To: Eric Johnson, City Administrator Cc: Scott Richards, City Planner, Julie Hultman, Building Official From: Lisa Danielson, City Arborist Date: 8/16/2022 Re: Chase Bank Landscape Plan Review I have reviewed the landscape plans submitted by Bergmann for the Chase Bank plans dated 6/13/2022. The following includes my updated comments and/or recommendations: Landscape Plan (Sheet C7-0) The landscape plan submitted includes keeping many of the existing plantings already located on the site with (7) seven ash trees to be removed and replaced. 1. The (7) seven ash trees that were included on the 5/6/2022 plans have been updated on the 6/13/2022 plans to be removed and replaced. The other trees on the site in poor condition do not appear to have been updated on the plans. All of the proposed trees to be planted include maple. The proposed trees to be planted must be trees other than maple to work towards the Minnesota DNR community tree canopy 20-10-5 guidelines. This means a community has no more than 20% of their trees within a single family, no more than 10% of their trees within a single genus and no more than 5% of their trees within a single species. As the City of Oak Park Heights strives to work towards this goal this means avoiding planting any additional maple trees throughout the City. Please update the proposed landscape plant list to include trees other than maple. 2. Replacement trees to be planted must be hardy under local growing conditions, tolerant and/or resistant to major insect and disease problems and fairly low maintenance. All plant sizes, root and container classes included in the plan must conform to the City of Oak Park Heights zoning ordinance requirements. 2 TREE CITY U.S.A. 3. Update the Landscape Plant List to include the replacement trees to be planted (trees other than maple) and include the sizes and type of planting stock (ex: container or B&B). Landscape Details Planting Notes/Planting Detail The landscape notes and planting detail submitted is incomplete. Please include the following items/edits on the final plans: 1. All trees must be landscape grade trees of good form and structure not Park Grade trees. Trees with poor form will be more prone to storm damage and failure in the future. Please include this in the planting notes. 2. Weed barrier fabric should not be placed under the mulch, please update this on the plans. 3. All trees must be straight and not need staking after planting. Contractor shall stake trees only if the tree(s) begin to lean within the guarantee period, please include this in the final planting notes. 4. The landscape contractor is required to plant trees and shrubs according to the approved planting detail diagrams and landscape notes submitted with the final approved landscape plan. This will be checked after planting and any deviations from the plans must be corrected before the landscaping will be approved by the City, this needs to be noted in the final plans. 5. Contractors doing any type of tree work must secure a City of Oak Park Heights Tree Worker’s License for 2022 from the City of Oak Park Heights Building Department. All required documents must be submitted with the application. 6. The City Arborist will conduct an Initial Landscape Inspection after all plants/trees, mulch, ect. have been installed. 7. The City Arborist will conduct a Final Landscape Inspection typically (1) year after installation, at the end of the plant guarantee period. For Final Acceptance of Installation and Landscape Plants the specified planting procedures must have been followed and all plants must be alive and in good condition at the end of the plant guarantee period. If you are in need of some further information on the City of OPH Ordinances and Other Resources in Regards to Trees, Planting and Landscaping please reference the following items: o City of OPH Ordinances o 401 (see 401.16 Design Guidelines Ordinance) o 1302 (Shade Tree Diseases and Pests) o 1304 (Tree Ordinance) o 1305 (Shade Tree Program) o 1307 (Tree Protection) 2 TREE CITY U.S.A. o City of OPH Development Application Packet (see Pages 10-12) o City of OPH Design Guidelines Packet (see Pages 25 & 26) o City of OPH Tree Species List o City of OPH Tree Workers License Application o American Standard for Nursery Stock (ANSI Z60.1-2014 is the most recent version) published by AmericanHort Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this landscape plan review. Please feel free to forward my comments to the development team for this project.