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LSP2.MEM Page 1 July 17, 1996 MEMORANDUM TO: Jan Childs, Planning Division Manager FROM: Johnny Medlin, Maintenance Support Manager SUBJECT: Local Street Plan - Street Tree Planting As requested, the following information is submitted in regard to the concerns outlined in the July 8, 1996 letter from the Home Builders Association related to street trees. Please understand that these figures are preliminary due to their being based on some fairly broad assumptions of the level development activity we will see over the upcoming years. REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PLAN 1. The LSP requires the planting and establishment of street trees by the developer of the project in which new streets are created. 2. The plan gives developers the option of either paying a fee to the City to cover the cost of the planting, establishing and administration of the program or for themselves to provide planting and early tree care. a. If a developer chose to have the City perform the planting and early tree maintenance, a single fee would be paid to the City based on the linear footage of street created. The City would be responsible for insuring tree survival and the costs of replacement as necessary. b. If a developer chose to plant the trees, a street tree planting plan is required to be created and then submitted for review and approval by the City. A fee will be charged by the City for this review and the subsequent compliance inspections. A developer will be required to provide a security deposit in an amount sufficient to provide for planting and early tree maintenance. The security deposit will be released after the trees have successfully survived the three year establishment period. DESIGN STANDARDS:. Once the LSP ordinance is adopted, we will then adopt by administrative rules planting standards which will cover items such as: 1. Spacing: On average, one tree every 30 linear feet of street right of way not inclusive of