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Sec. 1119.11 STREET TREES The selection and spacing of trees shall be in accord with a street- t~ tree plan approved by the Commission. Trees should be planted along new Village streets at an interval ,of 50 Peet. Tree species should be~selected with such habit oP growth that they will Pill, the space desired within a reasonable time, producing a pleasing effect in scale with adjacent developments. Min:.ature tree species should not be used except Por •• special design considerations oP scale, such.as is a mall, and not used merely as a means of reducing pruning and a tree-care program. Trees of untried species, of unknown endurance, or those requiring frequent sprey- ing should not. be used. . Trees generally recommended along streets are Red Maple, Norway_Maple,--- "" Sugar Maple,•Red Oak,_ White Oak, Thornless Honey Locust, London Plane, Amur Cork and Sweet Gum. Trees which have undesirable characteristics such as, excessively thick foliage, low branches, unpleasant odors, susceptibility to~disease or attack by insects or have large root systems, such as Poplar, Willow, Cottonwood, American E1m,•various nut and fruit trees, Ailanthus, Mountain Aah, and Oregon Maple shall sot be planted in any tree lawn.::... •.. ' A tree-planting program should be prepared by qualified landscape architects for trees along the public streets and is public areas, includ- ing but sot limited to: species to be used on specific streets along with regulations controlling, spacing; distance Yrom curbs, street intersection a, private driveways•and• street lights; and minimum"size and height to lower branch.. The program should be in accordance with the objectives of Policy R'o.,29, January 1964, of the American Society of landscape Architects. ~--~~ MVSR •-60-