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10/16/23, 9:58 AM Print Preview https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=TITLE_9_GENERAL_REGULATIONS 6/72 (a)Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, corporation, or association to engage in commercial lumbering or harvesting of forest products or to remove any trees on any forested area within the city without first obtaining a permit from the council. (b)Application and review. The applicant shall submit an application together with the required fees to the planning commission. Property owners within 350 feet shall be notified by certified mail ten days prior to the date the planning commission considers the request. The planning commission shall consider the request at its next regularly scheduled meeting, but not earlier than ten days from the date of submission. The petitioner or petitioner's representative shall appear before the planning commission in order to answer questions concerning the proposed permit. The planning commission shall make its recommendation to the council within 60 days after the submission of the application. The council must take action on the application within 60 days of receiving the recommendation of the planning commission. If it grants the permit, the council may impose conditions it considers necessary to protect the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the city and to ensure the use is in harmony with the general purpose of the intent of LEC 9.08.010 et seq. and the comprehensive plan. No application for a permit shall be re-submitted within six months from the date of the denial. (c)Exclusions. This section shall not apply to any parcel of land two acres in size or less, nor does it apply to the removal of diseased trees. (d)Permit duration. The permit shall be valid for one year unless terminated by the council for failure to comply with the provision of LEC 9.08.010 et seq. (e)Fee. The fee for the permit shall be the fee for certain occupations as set by resolution of the council. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 9.08.030 Application--Commercial Lumbering Or Harvesting The application for a permit for commercial lumbering or harvesting of forest products shall contain: (a)The name and address of the operator and owner of the land; (b)The legal description of the land involved; (c)Names of neighboring landowners within 350 feet; (d)The plan of operation, approved by the forestry extension service of the University of Minnesota; (e)The plan of reforestation, approved by the forestry extension service of the University of Minnesota; and (f)A bond sufficient to cover the costs of reforestation required by LEC 9.08.010 et seq. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 9.08.040 Application--Removal Of Trees From Any Forested Area The application for a permit for the removal of trees from any forested area shall contain: (a)The name and address of the operator and owner of the land; (b)The legal description of the land involved; (c)Names of neighboring landowners within 350 feet; and