Buffer screening between districts or parcels and uses shall not be required as set forth in section 9-3-10, "Buffers", of the city code, except as noted otherwise in this ordinance.
A. A thirty foot (30') "buffer park outlot" shall be provided along South 81st Street, Bridgewood Boulevard and Mills Civic Parkway. The outlot maintenance shall be the responsibility of the homeowners' association and may not include any fencing or structures. Landscape planting within the buffer park outlots shall be in accordance with city code requirements for thirty foot (30') buffer parks. Additional landscaping may be installed at the discretion of the association; however living vegetation may not be removed without city consent.
B. With the approval of the preliminary plat, a landscaping plan shall be submitted and approved by the city for the pond and open space area. The plan should focus on enhancing the edges of the pond through native grasses, wetland plantings and enhancing the open space with clusters of trees and shrubs. These areas will be maintained by the homeowners' association.
C. One overstory tree per lot is required, by the home builder, for all lots within this PUD to provide for the visual softening, shading, and enhancement of streets. Lot trees shall be installed prior to the initial occupancy of the structure on the property. The tree shall be placed in the front yard setback of the property. Tree maintenance shall be the responsibility of the individual homeowner or the homeowners' association.
Trees that will encroach into any vehicle or pedestrian use area or travel lane shall be of a variety that will accommodate pruning to allow for the minimum clearance height (14 feet over vehicle travel lanes; 8 feet over pedestrian travel lanes) without adversely affecting the overall natural shape of the variety. Maintaining trees to these clearance levels is the responsibility of the property owner.
D. Trees shall not be planted closer than five feet (5') to a sidewalk as measured from the center of the tree or shrub trunk. The planting of trees on corner lots within the area bounded by the street or alley lines of such lots and a line adjoining points along said street or alley lines twenty five feet (25') from the point of intersection of the public right of way lines shall be prohibited. This area is defined as the "site triangle". No tree shall be permitted within the sight triangle of a public street intersection. (Ord. 1672, 1-17-2006)