HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-4 PCR Member Lowell Ainas introduced the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 86-4
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING DEFINITIVE STANDARDS FOR
EVALUATING THE ADEQUACY OF LANDSCAPE PLANS
WHEREAS, Section 35-230 of the Brooklyn Center Zoning Ordinance states
that it is the policy of the City to "preserve and promote an attractive, stable
residential and business environment for its citizens through encouraging well
conceived, high quality developments"; and
WHEREAS, Section 35-230 also encourages "imaginative architectural
concepts shall be employed in the . . . development of respective sites" and requires
site and building plan approval for all developments other than one and two family
dwellings; and
WHEREAS, said section also requires the submission of a site plan showing
landscape, including trees and shrubbery with indication of species, planting, size
and location; and
WHEREAS, it has been the informal policy of the Planning Commission to
request landscaping plans which meet an implicit community standard; and
WHEREAS, the Commission, at its March 13, April 10, and April 24, 1986,
meetings has investigated the means of making the implicit community standard for
landscaping explicit, systematic and quantifiable, both for the benefit of the
Commission and of architects preparing required plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Brooklyn Center that the following standards be used in evaluating the adequacy of
proposed landscape plans:
1. Landscape Plantings shall be provided on the site based on the point system
indicated below.
Maximum
Planting Type Minimum Size Points/Planting of Points
a) Shade trees (Deciduous) 2 112" dia. 10 50
(Maple, Linden, Ash, Oak,
Locust, etc.)
b) Coniferous Trees 5' ht. 6 40
(Pine, Spruce, Cedar)
c) Decorative Trees 1" dia. 1.5 35
(Russian Olives, Radiant
Crab, Canada Red Cherry,
etc.)
d) Shrubs (Dogwood, Spirea, 12" dia. .5 25
Mockorange, Juniper,
Arborvitae, etc.)
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RESOLUTION NO. 86-4
Points Required Per Acre
The following schedule shall be used to determine the required number of points for a
given site. The schedule is cumulative so that the first two acres of any site will
require points on the basis of the column headed 110-211; the next eight acres shall be
computed on the basis of the column headed 112-10"; and, area over ten acres shall be
computed on the basis of the column headed 1110+11.
Land Area of Site (acres)
Type of Development 0-2 2-10 10+
Office 100 80 60
Rest./Retail/Service/Ent./Hotels 80 60 40
Light Industrial 75 60 50
Heavy Industrial 60 50 40
Office/Ind. (over 25% office) 90 70 50
Multi-family Residential 90 75 60
Examples
acre office site = 2 ac. @ 100 plus 4 ac. @ 80 = 520 points
15 acre retail/rest = 2 ac. @ 80 plus 8 ac. @ 60 plus 5 ac. @ 40 - 840 points
2. The above point system in no way substitutes for the screening and buffer
requirements set forth in the Zoning Ordinance. Plantings used for screening
purposes shall be accorded points, but fulfilling the point requirement shall
not obviate the requirement for screening.
3. Mature existing trees shall be accorded points on the basis of the above point
schedule. A bonus equal up to the full value of a given planting may be granted
by the Commission for the preservation of large existing plantings.
4. All green areas on a site shall be sodded except in areas where viable turf
exists and is totally undisturbed by construction. The burden shall be on the
developer to prove at the time of a site inspection that such viable turf, in
fact, exists and has been properly maintained.
5. All greenstrips adjacent to an interior property line shall be a minimum of 5' in
width except in cases where special buffer provisions apply.
Date Chairman
ATTEST:
Secretary
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by member Mike Nelson and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof; George Lucht, Mike Nelson, Molly Malecki, Lowell Ainas, Wallace Bernards
and Ann Wallerstedt and the following voted against the same; none, whereupon said
resolution was duly passed and adopted.
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