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Street lights 10 feet 20 feet <br /> 30 feet <br /> Stop signs At least 35 feet or more if necessary <br /> Regulatory signs Not to block sign <br /> 6.3_ Minimum distance from sidewalks and curbs: Trees should be centered in <br /> the planting strip between the sidewalk and the street curb. If centering within the planting <br /> strip is not possible, or desirable due to design considerations, the tree m ust be located at <br /> least two feet from the sidewalk edge or the curb edge. <br /> • <br /> 6.4 Minimum distance from buried utility lines that traverse the planting strip: <br /> 8" - 10" water & sewer 10 feet <br /> • 12" - 16" water & sewer 15 feet <br /> 18" + water & sewer 20 feet <br /> All other services 10 feet <br /> 6.5 Overhead utility lines: No tree with the potential of reaching a mature <br /> height of more than thirty-five feet (35') shall be planted in the right -of -way under <br /> "primary" overhead wires. <br /> 6.6 Minim dis tance from bu' dings: <br /> Small trees (potential growth of up to 35' ht) 5 feet <br /> Medium trees (potential growth of up to 60' ht.) 10 feet <br /> Large trees (potential growth of over 60' ht) 15 feet <br /> Shrubs 3 feet <br /> Any tree planted ten feet (10') or closer to a building shall have an impenetrable root <br /> barrier installed near the building. The root barrier shall run the length of the planting <br /> area or the structure, and reach a depth of at least eighteen inches (18"). <br /> 6.7 Vehicular area Provisions shall be made to prevent any parts of the <br /> vehicles from touching trees. <br /> 6.8 Shrubs planted in the street side right -of -way: Shrubs shall follow the <br /> minimum distance requirements for trees for curbs, sidewalks, and utilities. No shrub <br /> shall be planted within three feet (3') of a building. <br /> 6.9 Linear spacing: Trees shall be placed an average of every thirty feet (30'). <br /> Depending upon the size, species, and variety, the Urban Forester may approve planting <br /> distances which may be as close as ten feet (10') and as far as forty feet (40') to fifty feet <br /> (50') based on the size and growth habit of the tree. <br /> 6.10 Width of planting area within Cit n t-of -wa (i a di between the <br /> • curb and sidewalk): <br /> 99 -00405 <br /> Street Tree Plan Agreement - City Plants Alternate -17 of 25 — <br />