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AGENDA ITEM 9 A - RE-EVALUATION OF LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
SEPTEMBER 20,1993
Councilmember Kedrowski has requested that staff place the item on an upcoming
agenda which would provide for a re-evaluation of the City's Landscape Ordinance. The
Council may recall that this ordinance was considered by the City Council at a public
hearing on January 19, 1993 and was again discussed by the Council on February 16
and adopted at the March 15, 1993 meeting. Councilmember Kedrowski's major
concern seems to be with respect to landscape sprinkling requirements for island
medians in parking lots.
When we were estimating costs for the fire station, Paul Mickelberg of Boarman Kroos
Architects, advised me that he checked on the City's landscape requirements. He found
that the requirements are aggressive compared to rural or developed communities, but
are very comparable to developing communities such as Plymouth, Maple Grove and
others.
Also, I have discussed the landscape provisions with Greg Kopischke of Westwood
Planning, the firm which assisted the City in preparing the ordinance. Greg stated that
the first step in preparation of the ordinance was to survey eight other communities.
The Prior Lake ordinance was developed to reflect our unique needs while remaining
comparable with other cities. I have asked Greg to be present at the September 20
meeting to respond to Council questions on this subject.
If the Council would like the landscape ordinance reviewed, it would be appropriate to
provide direction to staff to place this item as an old business action item on the October
4 City Council agenda.
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