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be credited toward this 10% landscaping requirement on a square-foot-for-square-foot basis, for up to half of the 10% requirement, or 5%. This criterion is met. The applicant has calculated the amount of landscaped areas within the perimeter of the private parking area to be greater than 10%. C. Parking lot landscaped islands shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area and include at least one overstory or evergreen tree meeting the requirements of this ordinance. This criterion is met. The applicant has proposed at least one tree in every island, with some of the larger parking lot islands accommodating multiple trees. The species proposed include overstory and evergreen varieties with spruce, pine, ginkgo, aspen, hackberry, lilac, maple, linden, oak, elm, birch, crabapple, and hawthorn. Staff finds the plan to be acceptable. D. Where parking abuts the site perimeter there shall be provided at least one overstory tree per twenty-five (25) feet of site perimeter. This criterion is met. Parking abuts the site perimeter around the north, east, and south frontages. The applicant has proposed overstory trees at a spacing of one per 25’ around the entire site perimeter. Staff finds the plan to be acceptable, with additional plantings supporting the enhanced landscaping requirement for the PUD. E. At least one overstory tree shall be provided for every five hundred (500) square feet of landscaped area on the entire site. This criterion is met. The applicant’s landscape plan notes that 64,852 SF of landscaped area exists on the site (excludes the future surface parking expansion areas). At a ratio of one tree for every 500 SF, 129 trees would be required (64,852/500 = 129). The proposed landscape plan depicts 130 overstory trees with a mix of deciduous and coniferous varieties. F. The landscape plan shall include a full complement of overstory, ornamental and evergreen trees, shrubbery, and ground covers that are hardy and appropriate for the locations in which they are planted, and which provide year-round color and interest. This criterion is met. The applicant’s landscape plan includes overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubbery, perennials, ornamental grasses and ground cover. The Parks department has reviewed the species list and layout and finds the plan acceptable. G. For parking areas abutting I-35W or I-694, there shall be a landscape buffer to height of 3 (three) feet, consisting of berms, shrubbery, ornamental trees, or a combination, that will screen the view of automobile headlights from the highways. This criterion does not apply as the site does not abut I-35W or I-694. Based on the above analysis, staff finds the landscape plan to be acceptable.