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Standards for Street Landscaping and Other General Public Right-of-Way Design Features Acceptable Maintenance Responsibility Page 3 19. If a planted ground cover is not provided, decomposed granite, 2 inches of approved mulch, or another product approved by the City, installed with an approved, fabric-type weed barrier, is to be applied to ground surfaces. B. GENERAL STREET PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS The extent of street landscaping to be accepted for City maintenance shall be no greater than 15 feet from face of curb to edge of property. Generally, slopes of landscaped areas shall not exceed 3 to 1. All sloped areas shall be stable and nonerosive. No fencing or soundwalls will be permitted within landscaped areas to be maintained by the City. Additionally, concrete swales which are inaccessible by vehicles shall not be permitted in areas to be maintained by the City. Other amenities proposed for street landscaping intended for City maintenance will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The minimum sidewalk width shall be 5 feet. Where deemed necessary by the City Engineer, walkways shall incorporate a bicycle/skateboard barrier installed to control safe bicycle/skateboard entry onto sidewalks or streets. The design of the barrier should address aesthetic, functional, and long-term maintenance considerations. A typical barrier may consist of bollards, overlapping fence sections or other physical means necessary to slow and reroute bicycle and skateboard traffic. C. PREFERRED DESIGN CONCEPTS $,r~t Landsca_oin~ Block planting schemes shall be encouraged to reduce competition between plant materials. If a ground cover is proposed for a median island, there should be a hard surfaced, 18 inch edge around the median, sloped slightly inward~