Item 84-151 Ordinance 84-543r
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 84 -543
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
HOPKINS ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 427
BY ADDING A SECTION DETAILING
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
That the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 427 be, and the same is hereby
amended as follows:
A. That a section (10) is added to the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance 427.48 de-
tailing landscaping requirements:
(10) Landscaping - In all zoning districts the lot area which is not devoted
to off - street parking, off - street loading, sidewalks, driveways, building
site, or other requirements, shall be planted and maintained with grass,
shrubs, or other acceptable vegetation or treatment generally used in
landscaping. In addition to the above i andscaping requirements all appli-
cations for Conditional Use Permit pursuant to 427.26(c) shall include
the following minimum requirements:
(A) Parking area that accomodates more than 20 cars shall be landscaped
and planted throughout the lot to the extent of at least 3% (excluding
landscaping abutting the parking area and any public right -of -way) of
the actual surfaced area.
(B) The minimum number of coniferious trees or deciduous overstory trees
on any given site shall be as indicated below (these are in addition
to other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground cover). Credit
for the retention of existing trees which are of acceptable species,
size and location may be given to satisfy the minimum number require-
ments set forth in this policy and in the City Ordinances.
(1) For all 'B' or 'I' zoned sites except those located within a
'B -2' District the greater of (a) or (b)
(a) one (1) tree per 1000 square feet of gross building floor
area or
(b) one (1) tree per 50 lineal feet of site perimeter
(2) Multi- residential site four units and under: one (1) tree per
dwelling unit
(3) Multiple Dwelling: one (1) tree per 2000 square feet of open
space
Required trees shall be a minimum plant size as follows:
(a) Deciduous trees 2.5 inches in diameter as measured 6 inches
above ground
(b) Evergreen trees 6 feet in height
(c) Shrubs used for screening - 24 inches in height
A waiver may be granted to any of the above requirements under (A)
and (B) where such enforcement restricts compliance with off - street
parking requirements.
(C) Where natural materials such as trees or hedge are approved in lieu
of required screening by means of wall or fences, the density and
species of such plantings shall be such to achieve 50 percent opacity
year around.
(D) Construction plans will attempt to preserve the site in its natural
state, insofar as practicable, by minimizing tree and soil removal,
and designing any grade changes so as to be in keeping with the gen-
eral appearance of neighboring developed or developing areas.
of said as dictated the site con-
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First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins
held on December 4, 1984, and finally read, approved, adopted and ordered pub-
lished at a regular meeting of said Council of said City of December 18, 1984.
J. Scott Renne
City Clerk
Jerre Miller
City Attorney
Robert F. Miller
Mayor