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Home My WebLink AboutTHE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT MIRAMONT OFFICE PARK - FDP - FDP140012 - PLANS - LANDSCAPE PLAN (3)XX T W 6 CS 2 PC 6 CI 3 GD 4 CS 7 CI 12 HES 6 CS 11 CAB 3 VD 1 GT 14 HES RELOCATE EXISTING 7" OHIO BUCKEY RELOCATE 7" BLUE SPRUCE RELOCATE 7" BLUE SPRUCE MULCH (TYP) EXISTING TURF TO REMAIN (TYP) EXISTING TREE TO REMAIN (TYP) STEEL EDGING 13 PB 3 AT 38 HES 15 PO 12 PO 23 CAB 2 AA 8 RA 7 CI 12 CAB IRRIGATED NATIVE GRASS RELOCATED OHIO BUCKEY 6 CS 8 CI 4 CAB 8 CS RELOCATED 7" BLUE SPRUCE RELOCATED 7" BLUE SPRUCE A A B C C B WROUGHT IRON FENCE 12 CAB 9 HES 9 CAB 13 CS EXISTING TRASH ENCLOSURE SHEET DRAWN CHECKED APPROVED PROJECT NO. HORZ. SCALE VERT. SCALE DATE NO. NOTES DECIDUOUS TREE PLANTING & STAKING SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0" 2 X ROOT BALL WIDTH, MIN. 1'-0" MIN. STAKE TREES ON OPPOSITE SIDES AS SHOWN, PROVIDE TWO STAKES @ 180 DEGREES FOR ALL TREES PRUNE ALL DAMAGED WOOD PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO SITE, MULTIPLE OR "V"-SHAPED LEADERS NEED APPROVAL PRIOR TO PURCHASE DARK GREEN FABRIC STRAPS WITH BRASS GROMMETS, MIN. 12" LONG DOUBLE STRAND 12 GAUGE GALV. STEEL WIRE, TWIST TAUT WHITE 3/4" PVC PIPE ALL SIDES PROVIDE 3" HIGH SAUCER IN TURF AND 6" HIGH SAUCER IN PLANTING BED WITH MULCH, SEE SPECS. REMOVE ALL CORD, BASKET AND TOP 1/3RD BURLAP STEEL "T"-POSTS, MIN. 6' LONG DRIVEN MIN. 18" DEEP PLANT 2-3" ABOVE EXISTING GRADE SCARIFY SIDES OF HOLE PRIOR TO BACK FILLING. BACK FILL MIX.: 75% NATIVE SOIL EXCAVATED FROM PIT 25% ORGANIC COMPOST NOTE: IF HOLE IS TOO DEEP, ANY SOIL ADDED TO RAISE THE ROOT BALL SHOULD BE COMPACTED. UNDISTURBED SOIL. PROVIDE TREE WRAP TO SECOND BRANCH (KRAFT OR EQUAL) WITH DUCT TAPE ANCHORS @ TOP, BOTTOM AND 2' INTERVALS AFTER SEPT. 15TH TYPICAL SHRUB PLANTING SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0" 2 X ROOT BALL WIDTH, MIN. REMOVE PLANT FROM CONTAINER OR W/ B&B MATERIAL, REMOVE WIRE BASKET FROM ROOT BALL AND PEEL BACK BURLAP AFTER 2/3 BURIED IN PIT. PLANT CROWN AT 2" ABOVE FINISHED GRADE. MULCH, SEE PLANTING NOTES EASE BACK SLOPE ON UPHILL SIDE, WHERE APPLICABLE. 3" HIGH WATER RETENTION BERM EXCEPT IN DRIP IRRIGATED AREAS, REMOVE AT END OF MAINTENANCE PERIOD. SCARIFY SIDES OF HOLE PRIOR TO PLANTING. BACK FILL MIX: 75% NATIVE SOIL EXCAVATED FROM PIT 25% ORGANIC COMPOST FOOT-TAMPED COMPACTED BACK FILL UNDER ROOT BALL TO ELIMINATE SETTLING. UNDISTURBED SUBSOIL. TYPICAL PERENNIAL PLANTING DETAIL SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0" PLANT LAYOUT EITHER GRID OR TRIANGLE WITH PRIOR APPROVAL BY OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE PLANT 1" ABOVE EXISTING GRADES BY MOUNDING SOIL UNDER MULCH MULCH, SEE PLLANTING NOTES. DO NOT COVER PLANT BASES, LEAVE PLANT TISSUES EXPOSED PREPARE BACKFILL FOR TOP 6" MINIMUM, SEE SPECS. UNDISTURBED SOIL EQ. EQ. STEEL EDGING SCALE: 1"=1'-0" MULCH TYPE AND DEPTH VARIES SEE PLANS AND SPECS. FINISHED GRADE FOR SOD TO BE 1/2" BELOW TOP OF EDGING. TAMPER MULCH AT EDGING SO THAT IT DOES NOT SPILL INTO TURF. NOTES: 1. 2. 1/8" X 6" STEEL EDGING COLOR: BLACK EDGING STAKES INSTALL PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS SOIL SEPARATING FABRIC SEE SPECS. SEE LANDSCAPE PLAN NOTES: Fencing Height must be at least 48" high. Attach "Tree Protection Area" Signs to Fencing every 50 feet. The Tree Protection Area shall NOT be modified or removed prior to consent of the City Forester. Materials, debris, equipment, and site amenities shall NOT be stored within the Tree Protection Area. Entrance to the Tree Protection Area is NOT permitted without consent of the owner's representative. ZONE 2 LOWER CANOPY PROTECTION. TREE PROTECTION AREA The area inside a perimeter established at the Critical Root Zone (CRZ). The (CRZ) is equal to the dripline (furthest extent of the tree canopy) or is equal to one foot radially from the tree for every one inch of trunk diameter at breast height (DBH), which is ever greater. 48" min. VARIES PER TREE SIZE EXTENDS FROM DRIPLINE TO DRIPLINE ZONE 3 TREE PROTECTION DETAIL SCALE: NTS Contact the City Forester if any pruning is needed prior to work if potential for damage exist. TRUNK PROTECTION Required if construction equipment involved within ten feet or less (permitted inside the CRZ only if equipment is operated exclusively on existing hardscape and no soil compaction takes place). ZONE 1 ROOT PROTECTION Any digging, excavating, trenching, changing of grade, or other actions that may potentially impact the rooting environment must be authorized by the City Forester prior to work commencement. Work within the CRZ must take place in accordance with the conditions established by the City Forester. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. L1.1 LANDSCAPE NOTES & DETAILS THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE MIRAMONT OFFICE PARK CPC RMC MDC 12026 05.20.2014 1 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 06.24.2014 2 2nd CD SUBMITTAL SOIL PREPARATION AND SITE GRADING Landscape Contractor shall be responsible for becoming familiar with all underground utilities, pipes and structures. The Contractor shall be held responsible for contacting all utility companies for field location of all underground utility lines prior to any excavation. The Landscape Contractor shall take sole responsibility for any cost incurred due to damage of said utilities. Call 811 Before You Dig. Conflicts or discrepancies with grades shall be brought to the attention of the Owner's Representative immediately and prior to proceeding with work. Any damage to the park infrastructure or landscape during construction will be the responsibility of the contractor to repair or replace. The contractor will be responsible for the rough grading, fine grading, installation of the soil amendments and sodding and seeding areas as specified. All work will strictly follow the project specifications, special conditions and the City of Fort Collins Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications (including the City of Fort Collins Landscape Specifications) for the design and construction of public improvements. If applicable, the contractor will stockpile all top soil generated during the rough grading of the site. In addition, fill areas will be stripped to a minimum depth of 6" and this top soil will be stockpiled for spreading later. The top soil generated by the rough grading and stripping will be spread to a minimum 6" depth in the disturbed areas and planting beds on the site. All areas to be planted or sodded will have the top soil installed. These areas will then be tilled to a minimum 6" depth incorporating A-1 Organics Biocomp Class 1 compost at a minimum rate of 4 c.y. per 1,000 s.f.. The disturbed areas of the site will then be fine graded in preparation for sodding or planting as specified in the plans and specifications. The contractor will in all grading/site work minimize damage and will coordinate these efforts with the Owner's Representative and City Forester to minimize damage to the existing trees. See plans and specifications for further detail. The Landscape Contractor shall notify Owner's Representative 72 hours prior to commencement of work to coordinate project inspection schedules. Landscape Contractor shall be responsible for any coordination with subcontractors as required to accomplish grading operations. The Landscape Contractor shall be responsible for positive drainage throughout planting and turf areas, with accurately set flow lines. No low spots or ponding surface water, except where proposed, will be accepted in the final work. Hold finished grades for shrub, groundcover, and perennial areas 1 inch below top of adjacent pavement, curbs, or edging unless noted otherwise on plans. Gradually round off tops and toes of all planted slopes to produce a smooth and natural transition between level areas and slopes. Final grades are to be approved by the Owner's Representative prior to installation of the irrigation and the landscaping. If additional soil is required to bring the site to the finish grades, the import soil shall be topsoil approved by the Owner's Representative from a City of Arvada designated source. The contractor shall be responsible for the repair of any of their trenches or excavations that settle. All top of wall elevations are level (horizontal) unless otherwise noted on plans. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Plant names are abbreviated on drawings. See plant list for key and classification. Stake/Guy all trees as per detail for a period of one year. Landscape Contractor shall be responsible for any coordination with subcontractors as required to accomplish planting operations. The Landscape Contractor shall notify Owner's Representative 72 hours prior to commencement of work to coordinate project inspection schedules. Provide matching sizes and forms for all plants used for hedges. Space equally as called for on plans. All plant material shall be acclimated to local Lafayette conditions for minimum of 8 months before planting. All utility easements and emergency accesses shall remain unobstructed and fully accessible along their entire length for maintenance and emergency equipment and vehicles. Contractor is responsible for restoring all disturbed landscape areas and repairing any damaged irrigation components and/or hardscape paving areas due to construction activity. See details for planting requirements, materials, and execution. Do not willfully proceed with construction as designed when it is obvious that unknown obstructions and/or grade differences exist that may not have been known during design. Such conditions shall be immediately brought to the attention of the General Contractor and Owner's Representative. The Landscape Contractor shall assume full responsibility for all necessary revisions due to failure to give such notification. Landscape Contractor shall be responsible for making himself familiar with all underground utilities, pipes and structures. The Contractor shall be held responsible for contacting all utility companies for field location of all underground utility lines prior to any excavation. The Landscape Contractor shall take sole responsibility for any cost incurred due to damage of said utilities. Call Before You Dig: 1-800-922-1987 If conflicts arise between actual size of areas and plan size areas, Landscape Contractor to contact Owner's Representative for resolution. Failure to make such conflicts known to the Owner's Representative will result in Contractor's liability to relocate materials. Landscape Contractor shall provide per unit costs (on the supplementary bid schedule) for every size of plant material, and by type as called out on Planting Plans. Unit cost to include the plant material installed including all labor, equipment, amendments, fertilizers, and other materials as detailed and specified for each size. It is the Landscape Contractor's responsibility to furnish plant materials free of pests or plant diseases. Pre-selected or "tagged" material must be inspected by the Landscape Contractor and be certified pest and disease free. It is the Landscape Contractor's obligation to warranty all plant material for two years after final acceptance. Final location of all plant material shall be subject to the approval of the Owner's Representative. Obtain an agricultural suitability analysis of the site soil from an accredited soils laboratory at the contractors cost. The analysis shall verify the suitability of the existing soils, analyze the existing soil texture and recommend additional soil amendments beyond those specified. Additional amendments recommended by the analysis beyond those specified shall be an additional cost. A minimum of one (1) sample shall be taken from the site. Location to be determined by the Owner's Representative. The soil amendments currently specified will be the minimum incorporated. Test Agency: Colorado State University Soil Testing Lab, A319-NESB, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1120 or other reputable lab. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. PLANTING NOTES All planting bed areas will receive a minimum of 2" of 1-1/2 " Cheyenne Grey rock mulch provided by Pioneer Sand Company, ph. 303-440-7625. The contractor is responsible for weed control on beds and seeded areas until final project acceptance. Trees in turf and seeded areas will be mulched with a minimum. depth of 2" of shredded bark mulch. Tree plantings and planting beds will be treated with Diehard transplant (Trees) and Diehard bed prep (Planting beds). Micorrhiza Innoculants installed at the rate recommended by the manufacturer. All planting beds shall use Mirafi 140S, Typar Style 3401 by DuPont, DeWitt "Weed Barrier" or approved equal; 4 oz. per sq. yd. spun (not woven) polypropylene fabric. Steel edging and stakes shall be by Ryerson, color: Black or approved equal. SHEET DRAWN CHECKED APPROVED PROJECT NO. HORZ. SCALE VERT. SCALE DATE NO. NOTES L1.0 LANDSCAPE PLAN, PLANT LEGEND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE MIRAMONT OFFICE PARK CPC RMC MDC 12026 05.30.2014 1 1ST SUBMITTAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 06.24.2014 2 2nd CD SUBMITTAL