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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNIX FARM NATURAL AREAS FACILITY - MAJOR AMENDMENT - MJA160004 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - LANDSCAPE PLANDATE OF PREPARATION : OCTOBER 18, 2016 L.1 REVISIONS: DECEMBER 01, 2016; DECEMBER 22, 2016 SHEET MAJOR AMENDMENT 2016 PLANT LIST AND PLANTING NOTES NIX FARM NATURAL AREAS FACILITY 2156 Meander Road Windsor, CO 80550 voice: 970.214.6314 torreydesignstudio@comcast.net TORREY DESIGN STUDIO, LLC PLANT LIST CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 11. WHEN ROOT CUTTING IS NECESSARY, THE CUTS SHOULD BE MADE USING A 10. AVOID CUTTING SURFACE ROOTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. GRADING, SIDEWALKS SHARP SAW OR APPROPRIATE TOOL SO THAT EXTRA ROOT TISSUE IS NOT AND PAVING LEVELS SHOULD BE CONTOURED SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID ROOT GENERAL LANDSCAPE NOTES TREE PROTECTION NOTES 1. ALL EXISTING TREES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND WITHIN ANY NATURAL AREA BUFFER ZONES SHALL REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED UNLESS NOTED ON THESE PLANS FOR REMOVAL. 2. WITHIN THE DRIP LINE OF ANY PROTECTED EXISTING TREE, THERE SHALL BE NO CUT OR FILL OVER A FOUR-INCH DEPTH UNLESS A QUALIFIED ARBORIST OR FORESTER HAS EVALUATED AND APPROVED THE DISTURBANCE. 3. ALL PROTECTED EXISTING TREES SHALL BE PRUNED TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS FORESTRY STANDARDS. TREE PRUNING AND REMOVAL SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A BUSINESS THAT HOLDS A CURRENT CITY OF FORT COLLINS ARBORIST LICENSE WHERE REQUIRED BY CODE. 4. PRIOR TO AND DURING CONSTRUCTION, BARRIERS SHALL BE ERECTED AROUND ALL PROTECTED EXISTING TREES WITH SUCH BARRIERS TO BE OF ORANGE FENCING A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4) FEET IN HEIGHT, SECURED WITH METAL T- POSTS, NO CLOSER THAN SIX (6) FEET FROM THE TRUNK OR ONE-HALF (½) OF THE DRIP LINE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. THERE SHALL BE NO STORAGE OR MOVEMENT OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, DEBRIS OR FILL WITHIN THE FENCED TREE PROTECTION ZONE. 5. DURING THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT SHALL PREVENT THE CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT OR MATERIAL OR THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIAL SUCH AS PAINTS, OILS, SOLVENTS, ASPHALT, CONCRETE, MOTOR OIL OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL HARMFUL TO THE LIFE OF A TREE WITHIN THE DRIP LINE OF ANY PROTECTED TREE OR GROUP OF TREES. 6. NO DAMAGING ATTACHMENT, WIRES, SIGNS OR PERMITS MAY BE FASTENED TO ANY PROTECTED TREE. 7. LARGE PROPERTY AREAS CONTAINING PROTECTED TREES AND SEPARATED FROM CONSTRUCTION OR LAND CLEARING AREAS, ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND UTILITY EASEMENTS MAY BE "RIBBONED OFF," RATHER THAN ERECTING PROTECTIVE FENCING AROUND EACH TREE AS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (G)(3) ABOVE. THIS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PLACING METAL T-POST STAKES A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY (50) FEET APART AND TYING RIBBON OR ROPE FROM STAKE- TO-STAKE ALONG THE OUTSIDE PERIMETERS OF SUCH AREAS BEING CLEARED. 8. THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES, IRRIGATION LINES OR ANY UNDERGROUND FIXTURE REQUIRING EXCAVATION DEEPER THAN SIX (6) INCHES SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY BORING UNDER THE ROOT SYSTEM OF PROTECTED EXISTING TREES AT A MINIMUM DEPTH OF TWENTY-FOUR (24) INCHES. THE AUGER DISTANCE IS ESTABLISHED FROM THE FACE OF THE TREE (OUTER BARK) AND IS SCALED FROM TREE DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT AS DESCRIBED IN THE CHART BELOW: 9. ALL TREE REMOVAL SHOWN SHALL BE COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF THE SONGBIRD NESTING SEASON (FEB 1 - JULY 31) OR CONDUCT A SURVEY OF TREES ENSURING NO ACTIVE NESTS IN THE AREA. PLANTING DETAILS DATE OF PREPARATION : OCTOBER 18, 2016 L.2 REVISIONS: DECEMBER 01, 2016; DECEMBER 22, 2016 SHEET 2156 Meander Road Windsor, CO 80550 voice: 970.214.6314 torreydesignstudio@comcast.net TORREY DESIGN STUDIO, LLC MAJOR AMENDMENT 2016 PLANTING DETAILS / LANSCAPE DETAILS NIX FARM NATURAL AREAS FACILITY CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO SEED MIX 1: NATIVE SHORT GRASS PRAIRIE 6. PROVIDE SOIL PREPARATION AND AMENDMENT PER PLANTING NOTES. COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME APPLICATION RATE 2. FINE GRADING SHALL MAINTAIN POSITIVE DRAINAGE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PONDING; PROVIDE SMOOTH, WELL-CONTOURED SURFACE 1. PRIOR TO SEEDING REMOVE WEEDS, DEBRIS AND ROCKS LARGER 5. MULCH SEEDED AREAS WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER SEEDING. NOT ACCESSIBLE TO A DRILL, HAND BROADCAST AT DOUBLE THE 3. DRILL SEED 0.25" TO 0.50" INTO THE TOPSOIL. IN AREAS THAT ARE Western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii 'Arriba' Green needlegrass Nassella viridula 'Lodorm' Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides 'Texoka' Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis 'Hachita' Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 'Pastura' Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha NATIVE SEEDING NOTES 4. 1.5 TONS OF CERTIFIED WEED FREE HAY PER ACRE TO BE MECHANICALLY CRIMPED INTO THE TOPSOIL IN COMBINATION Sporobolus cryptandrus Purple prairie clover Petalostemum perpurea Sand dropseed Gaillardia Gaillardia aristata Blue flax Linum lewisii Prairie coneflower Ratibida columnaris Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria Oats Avena sativa 6.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 3.0 pounds pls / acre Total 21.8 THAN 1" WHICH MAY HINDER SEEDING OPERATIONS. SPECIFIED RATE AND RAKE 0.25" TO 0.50" INTO THE TOPSOIL. WITH AN ORGANIC MULCH TACKIFIER AT 200 LBS. PER ACRE. PRIOR TO SEEDING. STREET TREE NOTE A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY FORESTER BEFORE ANY 5" 2" 1 4 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 6 7 16 13 17 18 19 TRASH 14 T EXISTING EDGER / MULCH / WEED BARRIER TO BE REMOVED EXISTING SUMAC TO BE REMOVED EXISTING SUMAC TO BE REMOVED EXISTING SHRUB TO BE REMOVED WEED BARRIER TO BE REMOVED EXISTING EDGER / MULCH / EXISTING RABBITBRUSH SHRUB REMOVED TO BE JUNIPER SHRUBS CHINESE 2-EXISTING 2 3 REMOVED TO BE EXISTING SUMAC TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED EXISTING SUMAC TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED 1-EXISTING RABBITBRUSH SHRUB TO BE REMOVED T EXISTING DOGWOOD SHRUBS TO BE REMOVED DOGWOOD EXISTING SHRUBS TO BE REMOVED T # SCALE: 1" = 20' 0 10' 20' 40' 60' 1-PI AR 2-CE RE 3-AM AL 3-RH TR 3-RH TR 1-FA PA 6-AR PA 3-AR CO 3-AR CO M M M 2 3 T 1-AB CO 6- MA RE 1-AR FI 1-PO DE 3-RI CE 2-JU SC 3-SA IR M WATER QUALITY POND 1-PO AN 3-CE MO 1-PO SA M M M 1-PO SA 1-PO AC SEED MIX 1 1-PO SA 1-AC GR 3-CE LA 1-AC GL 5-AR CS 4-SY OR 2-PR VI SEED MIX 2 4-AR PA 1-PO AC 3-QU GA 3-FO NM 4-AR CH 2-JU MO swale M M 2-AM NA 5-DA PU 2-AR CO 1-CL LI M M M 1-PO AC M swale 3-AT CA 3-QU UN 5-CE IN 1- AM UT 1-PI ST 1-FA PA 1-CL LI swale SEED MIX 1 SEED MIX 1 SEED MIX 1 SEED MIX 1+2 SEED MIX 1+2 SEED MIX 1+2 swale swale 5-CE LE 3-RI CE 12-BO CU 3-GA AR 5-MI MU 5-PA VI 3-AM NA 5-HO DU 2-JU SC 1-AM UT 2-CL LI 1-CL LI 3-PA VI 4-AR FI 1-FA PA 6-BO CU 5-GA AR 43-SC SC 17-DA PU 5-PE BA 3-SC SC SEED MIX 1 7-SO NU 3-MO ME 1-AR CA 5-PE EA 5-IP AG 7-CA IN 3-SP PE 3-PA VI 3-CH NA 1-PR VI 10-PE ST 5-SC SC 7-CA IN 1-AR CA SEED MIX 3 SEED MIX 1 SEED MIX 1+2 8-BO CU 5-GA AR 11-DA PU 36-PA VI EXIST. T BOULDER, TYP. swale M M 2-PO DE 1-AR CS M SCALE: 1" = 20' 0 10' 20' 40' 80' NORTH DATE OF PREPARATION : OCTOBER 18, 2016 L.4 SHEET REVISIONS: DECEMBER 01, 2016; DECEMBER 22, 2016 2156 Meander Road Windsor, CO 80550 voice: 970.214.6314 torreydesignstudio@comcast.net TORREY DESIGN STUDIO, LLC PRELIMINARY LANDSCAPE PLAN PLANT LEGEND EXISTING DECIDUOUS SHADE TREE EXISTING EVERGREEN TREE SEED MIX 1: NATIVE SHORT GRASS PRAIRIE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE BOULDERS TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECT TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED PROPOSED ORNAMENTAL GRASS PROPOSED PERENNIAL MAJOR AMENDMENT 2016 LANDSCAPE PLAN NIX FARM NATURAL AREAS FACILITY CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO PROPOSED EVERGREEN SHRUB PROPOSED DECIDUOUS SHRUB PROPOSED EVERGREEN TREE PROPOSED DECIDUOUS UNDERSTORY TREE PROPOSED DECIDUOUS CANOPY TREE EXISTING SHRUB TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED STREET TREE NOTE A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY FORESTER BEFORE ANY TREES OR SHRUBS AS NOTED ON THIS PLAN ARE PLANTED, PRUNED OR REMOVED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS INCLUDES ZONES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND CURB, MEDIANS AND OTHER CITY PROPERTY. THIS PERMIT SHALL APPROVE THE LOCATION AND SPECIES TO BE PLANTED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN THIS PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CODE SUBJECT TO CITATION (SECTION 27-31) AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN REPLACING OR RELOCATING TREES AND A HOLD ON CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. TREE MITIGATION PLANT PROPOSED TREE PROTECTION FENCING PROPOSED EDGER TREE MITIGATION: CANOPY TREE ORNAMENTAL TREE EVERGREEN TREE 3" Cal. 2.5" Cal./8' Clump 8' Ht. TREE TYPE SIZE QTY. 5 6 4 TOTAL MITIGATION: 15 SEED MIX 3: RAIN GARDEN SEED MIX 2: SWALE/WATER QUALITY POND SEED MIX 1: NATIVE SHORT GRASS PRAIRIE & OVERLAP SEED MIXES: RAIN GARDEN NOTE: NO BARK MULCH TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE RAIN GARDEN AREA. NORTH DATE OF PREPARATION : OCTOBER 18, 2016 L.3 SHEET REVISIONS: DECEMBER 01, 2016; DECEMBER 22, 2016 2156 Meander Road Windsor, CO 80550 voice: 970.214.6314 torreydesignstudio@comcast.net TORREY DESIGN STUDIO, LLC PLANT LEGEND TREE REMOVAL, PROTECTION AND MITIGATION PLAN PRESERVATION/MITIGATION OF EXISTING TREES EXISTNG DECIDUOUS CANOPY TREE EXISTING EVERGREEN TREE EXISTING DECIDUOUS CANOPY TREE EXISTING EVERGREEN TREE TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED TO BE REMOVED TO BE REMOVED TREE PROTECTION FENCING DURING CONSTRUCTION NOTE: PLEASE FIND TREE PROTECTION NOTES ON SHEET L.1. MAJOR AMENDMENT 2016 TREE REMOVAL, PROTECTION AND MITIGATION PLAN NIX FARM NATURAL AREAS FACILITY CITY OF FORT COLILNS, COLORADO EXISTING SHRUB TO REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED EXISTING SHRUB TO BE REMOVED KEY TO TREE MITIGATION NOTES TREE TO BE TRANSPLANTED TOTAL MITIGATION REQUIRED: 15 TREES OR SHRUBS AS NOTED ON THIS PLAN ARE PLANTED, PRUNED OR REMOVED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS INCLUDES ZONES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND CURB, MEDIANS AND OTHER CITY PROPERTY. THIS PERMIT SHALL APPROVE THE LOCATION AND SPECIES TO BE PLANTED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN THIS PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CODE SUBJECT TO CITATION (SECTION 27-31) AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN REPLACING OR RELOCATING TREES AND A HOLD ON CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. WATER BUDGET CHART HYDROZONE AREA WATER NEED ANNUAL WATER USE SF Gal. / SF Gal. HIGH 18 0 MODERATE 10 0 LOW 3 25,737 VERY LOW 0 0 0 0 8,579 47,666 LANDSCAPE DETAILS SEED MIX 2: SWALE/WATER QUALITY POND Drill seed @ 10lbs/acre COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME APPLICATION RATE 15% Prairie Cordgrass 15% Alkali Bulrush Yellow Indiangrass 13% Big Bluestem 15% Three-Square Bulrush 7% Soft Stem Bulrush 7% Olney's Threesquare Bulrush 7% Meadow Sedge 7% Baltic Rush 7% Wedgeleaf Duck Potato 7% Spartina pectinata Scirpus maritimus Sorghastrum nutans Andropogon gerardii Scirpus americanus Scirpus validus Scirpus americanus Carex praegracilis Juncus balticus Sagittaria latifolia SEED MIX 3: RAIN GARDEN COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME APPLICATION RATE Western Wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii 'Arriba' Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 'Pastura' Sporobolus airoides Purple Prairie Clover Petalostemum perpurea Alkali Sacaton Gaillardia Gaillardia aristata Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 pounds pls / acre Total 28.9 Sand Bluestem Andropogon hallii 3.5 Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 3.0 Prairie Sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia 3.0 Indian Ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides 3.0 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 4.0 Sand Dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus 3.0 Pasture Sage Artemisia frigida 0.2 Mintleaf Bergamont Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia 0.3 DAMAGED. CUTS SHOULD BE SMOOTH, FLUSH AND COMPLETED VERY QUICKLY STREET TREE NOTE 1. PLANT QUALITY: ALL PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE A-GRADE OR NO. 1 GRADE - FREE OF ANY DEFECTS, OF NORMAL HEALTH, HEIGHT, LEAF DENSITY AND SPREAD APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIES AS DEFINED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN (AAN) STANDARDS. ALL TREES SHALL BE BALL AND BURLAP OR EQUIVALENT. 2. IRRIGATION: ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS WITHIN THE SITE INCLUDING TURF, SHRUB BEDS AND TREE AREAS SHALL BE IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE IRRIGATION PLAN MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT. ALL TURF AREAS SHALL BE IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC POP-UP IRRIGATION SYSTEM. ALL SHRUB BEDS AND TREES, INCLUDING IN NATIVE SEED AREAS, SHALL BE IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC DRIP (TRICKLE) IRRIGATION SYSTEM, OR WITH AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE APPROVED BY THE CITY WITH THE IRRIGATION PLANS. THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO MEET THE WATER REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLANT MATERIAL. 3. TOPSOIL: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, TOPSOIL THAT IS REMOVED DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SHALL BE CONSERVED FOR LATER USE ON AREAS REQUIRING REVEGETATION AND LANDSCAPING. 4. SOIL AMENDMENTS: SOIL AMENDMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED AND DOCUMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE SECTION 12-132. THE SOIL IN ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS, INCLUDING PARKWAYS AND MEDIANS, SHALL BE THOROUGHLY LOOSENED TO A DEPTH OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHT(8) INCHES AND SOIL AMENDMENT SHALL BE THOROUGHLY INCORPORATED INTO THE SOIL OF ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST SIX(6) INCHES BY TILLING, DISCING OR OTHER SUITABLE METHOD, AT A RATE OF AT LEAST THREE (3) CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL AMENDMENT PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000) SQUARE FEET OF LANDSCAPE AREA. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY THAT ALL PLANTED AREAS, OR AREAS TO BE PLANTED, HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY LOOSENED AND TEH SOIL AMENDMENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12-132. 5. INSTALLATION AND GUARANTEE: ALL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO SOUND HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN A MANNER DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE QUICK ESTABLISHMENT AND HEALTHY GROWTH. ALL LANDSCAPING FOR EACH PHASE MUST BE EITHER INSTALLED OR THE INSTALLATION MUST BE SECURED WITH AN IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT, PERFORMANCE BOND, OR ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR 125% OF THE VALUATION OF THE MATERIALS AND LABOR PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING IN SUCH PHASE. 6. Maintenance: Trees and vegetation, irrigation systems, fences, walls and other landscape elements WITH THESE FINAL PLANS shall be considered as elements of the project in the same manner as parking, building materials and other site details. The applicant, landowner or successors in interest shall be jointly and severally responsible for the regular maintenance of all landscaping elements in good condition. All landscaping shall be maintained free from disease, pests, weeds and litter, and all landscape structures such as fences and walls shall be repaired and replaced periodically to maintain a structurally sound condition. 7. REPLACEMENT: ANY LANDSCAPE ELEMENT THAT DIES, OR IS OTHERWISE REMOVED, SHALL BE PROMPTLY REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE PLANS. 8. THE FOLLOWING SEPARATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN TREES/SHRUBS AND UTILITIES: 40 FEET BETWEEN CANOPY TREES AND STREET LIGHTS 15 FEET BETWEEN ORNAMENTAL TREES AND STREETLIGHTS 10 FEET BETWEEN TREES AND PUBLIC WATER, SANITARY AND STORM SEWER MAIN LINES 6 FEET BETWEEN TREES AND PUBLIC WATER, SANITARY AND STORM SEWER SERVICE LINES. 4 FEET BETWEEN SHRUBS AND PUBLIC WATER AND SANITARY AND STORM SEWER LINES 4 FEET BETWEEN TREES AND GAS LINES 9. ALL STREET TREES SHALL BE PLACED A MINIMUM EIGHT (8) FEET AWAY FROM THE EDGES OF DRIVEWAYS AND ALLEYS PER LUC 3.2.1(D)(2)(a). 10. PLACEMENT OF ALL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIGHT DISTANCE CRITERIA AS SPECIFIED BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS. NO STRUCTURES OR LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS GREATER THAN 24" SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE OR EASEMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DECIDUOUS TREES PROVIDED THAT THE LOWEST BRANCH IS AT LEAST 6' FROM GRADE. ANY FENCES WITHIN THE SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE OR EASEMENT MUST BE NOT MORE THAN 42" IN HEIGHT AND OF AN OPEN DESIGN. 11. THE FINAL LANDSCAPE PLAN SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH ALL OTHER FINAL PLAN ELEMENTS SO THAT THE PROPOSED GRADING, STORM DRAINAGE, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS DO NOT CONFLICT WITH NOR PRECLUDE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS ON THIS PLAN. 12. MINOR CHANGES IN SPECIES AND PLANT LOCATIONS MAY BE MADE DURING CONSTRUCTION -- AS REQUIRED BY SITE CONDITIONS OR PLANT AVAILABILITY. OVERALL QUANTITY, QUALITY, AND DESIGN CONCEPT MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT WITH THE QUANTITIES INCLUDED IN THE PLANT LIST, SPECIES AND QUANTITIES ILLUSTRATED SHALL BE PROVIDED. ALL CHANGES OF PLANT SPECIES AND LOCATION MUST HAVE WRITTEN APPROVAL BY THE CITY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. 13. ALL PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE MULCHED TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF THREE INCHES. 14. PERENNIAL AREAS WITHIN SHRUB BEDS TO BE MULCHED WITH 3''-4" DEPTH OF SQUEEGEE ROCK MULCH; NO WEED BARRIER SHALL BE PLACED IN PERENNIAL BEDS. 15. SHRUB BEDS SHALL BE MULCHED WITH 3" DEPTH OF TAN RIVER ROCK 3/4" TO 1 1/2" DIAMETER, PLACED OVER A NON-WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE WEED BARRIER SUCH AS TYPAR OR MIRAFI. 16. TREES LOCATED IN TURF TO HAVE 48" DIAMETER FIBROUS WOOD MULCH RINGS. 17. PROVIDE EDGING BETWEEN NATIVE TURF AND SHRUB BED AREAS. EDING SHALL BE 1/8'' X 4'' ROLL TOP STEEL EDGING, PINNED AT 10' INTERVALS, AT A MINIMUM, AND A 1'' OPENING SHALL BE PROVIDED AT LOW POINTS AND AT 30' INTERVALS TO ALLOW FOR DRAINAGE EDGING ABUTTING. SOD OR GRASS SHALL BE SET 1'' ABOVE FINISHED SURFACE OR LEVEL WITH TOP OF SOD. 18. PLACE PLANT MATERIAL IN SHRUB BED SO THAT ONCE PLANTS GROW TO FULL SIZE THEY ARE FULLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE SHRUB BED AREA AND DO NOT HANG OVER THE EDGER LINE. 19. FIELD LOCATE ALL UTILITIES PRIOR TO PLANTING. 20. PLANT QUANTITIES SHOWN FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY QUANTITIES. 21. PLANT SUBSTITUTIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND NATURAL AREAS STAFF. 22. DISTURBED AREAS OTHER THAN SHRUB BED TO BE SEEDED. NATURAL AREA NOTES 1. STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION - THE DIRECTOR SHALL ESTABLISH A "LIMITS OF DEVELOPMENT" ("LOD") LINE(S) TO ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROJECT OUTSIDE OF WHICH NO LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. 2. CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE ORGANIZED AND TIMED TO MINIMIZE THE DISTURBANCE OF SENSITIVE SPECIES OCCUPYING OR USING ON-SITE AND ADJACENT NATURAL HABITATS OR FEATURES. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF BARRIER FENCING SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE LIMITS OF THE DEVELOPMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION. A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY FORESTER BEFORE ANY TREES OR SHRUBS AS NOTED ON THIS PLAN ARE PLANTED, PRUNED OR REMOVED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS INCLUDES ZONES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND CURB, MEDIANS AND OTHER CITY PROPERTY. THIS PERMIT SHALL APPROVE THE LOCATION AND SPECIES TO BE PLANTED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN THIS PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CODE SUBJECT TO CITATION (SECTION 27-31) AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN REPLACING OR RELOCATING TREES AND A HOLD ON CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. OR TRUNK DAMAGE. AFTER ROOT EXPOSURE OCCURS. ONCE THE ROOT CUTTING IS COMPLETE, IMMEDIATELY COVER THE EXPOSED ROOT TISSUE WITH GOOD SOIL AND THEN WATER THE AREA TO AVOID ROOT DEHYDRATION. 12. TREE TRANSPLANTING SHALL FOLLOW RECOMMENDATION OF AN EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED TREE TRANSPLANTING CONTRACTOR FOR SPADE SIZE, TIME OF YEAR, METHOD OF TRANSPLANT AND IRRIGATION. CONTACT THE CITY FORESTER WARRANTEE AND INSPECTION NOTES The landscape contractor shall hold a pre-construction meeting with the City Project Manager, Landscape Architect and City of Fort Collins Forestry and Natural Area representatives to review project requirements. Additional onsite inspection meetings shall be scheduled during the installation phase of the project to inspect the quality of materials and installation methods. The landscape contractor shall schedule an inspection of the completed landscape work with the City Project Manager, Landscape Architect and City of Fort Collins Forestry and Natural Areas representatives within two weeks of final completion of all landscape work. Punch list items will be identified. Identified items shall be corrected within two weeks of this meeting. Upon correction of all punch list items a two year warrantee period will begin. All plant material will have a two year warrantee. The landscape contractor shall provide full warrantee on trees (not transplanted existing trees) and other landscape plants and materials. During the two year warrantee period the landscape contractor shall schedule a minimum of two inspections per year with the City Project Manager, Landscape Architect and City of Fort Collins Forestry and Natural Areas representatives. The purpose of these meeting is to evaluate growth and establishment of all trees and landscape plants. One inspection shall occur each year in June and one in September during the two year warrantee period. After the warrantee has been provided for two years the landscape contractor shall schedule a final inspection with the City Project Manager, Landscape Architect and City of Fort Collins Forestry and Natural areas representatives. Landscape contractor shall promptly replace trees and landscape plants found to have died or in poor condition and provide repairs to any landscaping as identified at any of the site inspections and as directed by the City Project Manager or a representative of the City of Fort Collins Forestry or Natural Areas. The landscape contractor shall advise the owner on maintenance practices during the warrantee period to improve plant growth and establishment. After the final installation inspection and once all punch list items have been satisfactorily completed, the City Project Manager will notify the landscape contractor that the warrantee period has been completed. Replaced plant material shall have a warrantee to the end of the two year warrantee period or for one year whichever provides for the longest period of time after plant replacement. PRIOR TO TRANSPLANTING.