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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.08-247 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 154, SECTION 154.257 RELATING TO TREE PRESERVATION SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV: Land Usage; Chapter 154: Environmental Performance Standards by amending various parts of Section 154.257 by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethr-o g language as follows: § 154.257 TREE PRESERVATION. A. Purpose. Within the City of Lake Elmo, trees and woodlands are considered a valuable asset to the community. The City places a priority on protecting this asset and finds that it is in the best interest to regulate the development and alteration of wooded areas within the community. All VTlicants shall comply with all the provisions in the Zoning Code which address the preservation of existing significant trees, including this section. All gpplicants are encouraged to preserve all healthy trees of significant value even if the trees do not meet the size requirements to be considered significant trees. B. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Applicant. Any person or entity submitting an application to the City for approval of a land use permit including preliminary plat, final plat, conditional use permit, interim use permit, planned unit development, variance or grading permit. Common Tree. Includes Ash, Aspen, Basswood, Catalpa, Elm, Hackberry, Locust, Poplar, Silver Maple, Willow and any other tree not defined as a hardwood deciduous tree or a coniferous/evergreen tree. Coniferous/Evergreen Tree. A wood plant, which, at maturity, having foliage on the outermost portion of the branches year-round. Tamaracks are included as a coniferous tree species. Construction Area: Any area in which construction activity has or is occurring. Construction Activity. Any disturbance to the land that results in the movement of earth, the alteration in the topog_raphy or existing soil cover (both vegetative and non - vegetative) that may result in accelerated stormwater runoff, leading to soil erosion and movement of sediment into surface water or drainage systems. Examples of construction LA515-1-734483. v2