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Minimum Tree and Shrub Requirements <br />Vegetation Type Size Quantity <br />Overstory Deciduous <br />Trees <br />2.5" bb <br />(Caliper) <br />1 tree per 1,000 gross square feet of building footprint <br />area or 1 tree per 40 lineal feet of site perimeter, <br />whichever is greater <br />Coniferous Trees 6 ’ height bb Minimum of 30% of required overstory trees must be <br />coniferous <br />Understory Shrubs 3 gal. potted or <br />18" <br />1 shrub per 300 gross square feet of building footprint <br />area or 1 shrub per 30 lineal feet of site perimeter, <br />whichever is greater <br />Ornamental deciduous <br />trees <br />1.5" bb <br />(Caliper) <br />Not required; but 2 ornamental deciduous trees may be <br />substituted for 1 required overstory deciduous tree <br />(maximum substitution=25% of required overstor>’ <br />deciduous trees) <br />Credits for Existing Trees: The City Council shall have sole discretion whether credit shall be <br />granted for existing healthy trees (General Standards Adopted With RPUD Ordinance! <br />In instances where healthy plant materials of acceptable species exist on a site prior to its <br />development, the application of the standards in this section may be adjusted by the City to allow <br />credit for such material, provided that such adjustment is consistent with the intent of this <br />ordinance. <br />A reasonable attempt shall be made to preserve as many existing trees as is practicable and to <br />incorporate them into the site plan.