Landscaping
THE PRESERVE AT RICE LAKE
PART OF FINAL PLAT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL
Chanhassen, MN
Landscape Plan and Three Year Landscape Warranty
As required by the City of Chanhassen, the new subdivision, The Preserve at Rice Lake,
we have a detailed landscape plan for a three year landscape warranty. This landscape
plan will be implemented and warrantied by the developer of The Preserve at Rice Lake
for all nursery bought plant materials. The developer/owner of the property shall enter
into a three year warranty phase beginning at the time of initial plantings and shall
ensure that the landscape plan is implemented, installed and guaranteed to survive the
initial three year period. This shall include the following areas; trees and shrubs, mowed
turf, wetland buffer areas and infiltration basins. Following the initial three years, the
responsibility shall pass from the developer to the current landowner, be it the
developer or the new resident of the parcel. The current owner shall not alter any of
the plantings of the original landscape plan to ensure that the site will remain in its’
original state as intended by the original landscape plan approved by the City of
Chanhassen as part of the final plat approval process.
Cover Crop For Disturbed Areas After Initial Grading of Development
Developer will use a cover crop of winter wheat at a rate of 50 pounds per acre.
Site Preparation For Cover Crop Seeding
Site Preparation shall consist of the following:
Preparation of the seedbed in a manner that prepares the project site for seed.
After final grading has been completed, any disturbed areas will be cultivated with a
light disking and dragging.
The developer will install seed according to specifications after seedbed is prepared.
Trees and Shrubs
All nursery bought trees and shrubs shall be Minnesota grown nursery stock and comply
with the ANA (American Nurseyman Association) standards and guidelines. All nursery
bought trees and shrubs shall be installed as per the specifications on the landscape
plan. The landscape contractor shall be responsible for keeping all trees and shrubs
alive and in good condition with an initial three watering treatment once every 2 weeks
for a total of 6 weeks (weather permitting). Any necessary trimming and pruning of
trees and shrubs will be completed until the one year anniversary date of the plantings.
Once the project is accepted by the city, the Preserve at Rice Lake covenant conditions
and restrictions declaration will require the homeowners to maintain the trees and
shrubs that were installed from the original landscape plan. All homeowners’ irrigation
system will be required to have a rain sensor to prevent over watering.
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Trees and shrubs which are not within the reach of an individual homeowner’s irrigation
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system, the developer/owner will between the dates of April 1 and November 1 water
these trees and shrubs in the event it does not rain for thirty days in the first three
years.
Damaged plants will be pruned or trimmed to improve the health of the tree for the first
year. Pesticides can be applied as necessary and in accordance to the manufacture’s
recommendation(s). All newly planted trees and shrubs shall be guaranteed for three
years. The developer shall be responsible for all nursery bought trees and shrubs for the
full three years. In the event any nursery bought trees or shrubs die in the first three
years from drought, or disease, the developer/owner will replace them.
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Trees and shrubs shall be planted between the time periods of August 15 to November
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1 or April 15 to June 1.
Mowed Turf
All mowed turf areas shown on the plan shall be established as sod. Sod shall be good
quality, weed less and locally grown. All mowed turf areas around homeowner’s homes,
shall be irrigated with an in ground irrigation system with rain sensors.
Wetland Buffers
A wetland buffers has been provided between residential lots and the delineated
wetlands. The buffers are to do exactly that, buffer the wetland from the impacts of
residential lawns. The buffers shall be established by the developer and is noted on the
grading plan and landscape plan. Once all the lots are sold, the individual homeowner’s
as stated in the covenants, conditions and restrictions for the development shall be
responsible to preserve the buffer in its’ natural state. This means that they shall not
damage, grade, fill, excavate or alter these buffer areas in any way. The buffers shall
not be used as an active part of the residential lawns, meaning it will not be mowed and
maintained as turf lawn, used for playground sets, gardens or outdoor storage. No
structures, temporary or permanent, shall be constructed or placed within the buffer
areas.
Part of our goal with the Landscape Plan for the Preserve at Rice Lake is to preserve the
wetland buffers that are disturbed during construction with a native prairie grass.
Seed Specifications
Use native grass seed: Landscape contractor will use dry and fresh crop seed.
Seed mixes shall be blended by the landscape contractor using the specified species
below. Seed mix species and ratios shall be guaranteed by the landscape contractor
to be true to specifications as required and planted according to CRP standards and
principles. The landscape contractor shall supply and plant a native seed mix which
will include the following: Big Blue Stem, Switch Grass, White Prairie Clover, Oats
and Black Eyed Susan’s.
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Seeding and Planting Protocol
Dormant seeding shall occur between mid October and mid November.
Seed may be hand-broadcast or planted using a calibrated seed drill over the
disturbed buffer areas with the species mix identified above. After seeding, the site
will be dragged and culti-packed to ensure good seed to soil contact in accordance
with the seed supplier’s recommendations.
Maintenance of Buffer Areas
Buffer areas that were disturbed during construction and that have been reseeded will
receive the following maintenance:
Year One: (first full growing season after original seeding/planting) -
Developer/owner shall mow, using a rough-cut type mower, to a height of 5 to 8
inches, just over the height of the emerging native plants before weeds go to seed.
The developer is assuming two mowing’s in the first season.
Year Two and Three: Spray invasive weed species as necessary.
Conversation Easement
A permanent conservation easement will be placed over all of the mitigation wetlands
and buffer areas in accordance with Wetland Conservation Act rules.
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Developer: J and S Ventures 1, Inc., Vice President
John Knoblauch, Vice President
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