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4. The topsoil as required by subsection (c)(1)c of this section shall be planted with trees, shrubs, legumes or grasses upon the parts of the area where re - vegetation is possible. 5. Slopes on boundary areas shall not be steeper than four feet horizontal to one foot vertical. 2. Excavations not resulting in water areas after rehabilitation, but which must be graded or backfilled, shall meet the following requirements: 1. The grading or backfilling shall be made with non -noxious, non-flammable, non-combustible solids. 2. The graded or backfilled area shall not collect or permit stagnant water to remain in the graded or backfilled area. 3. The peaks and depressions of the area shall be reduced to a gently rolling topography in substantial conformity to the land area immediately surrounding and which will minimize erosion due to rainfall. 4. The graded or backfilled area shall be sodded or surfaced with soil of a quality at least equal to the topsoil of land areas immediately surrounding, and to a depth of at least three inches. 5. The topsoil as required by subsection (c)(2)d of this section shall be planted with trees, shrubs, legumes, or grasses upon the parts of the area where re - vegetation is possible. 6. New slopes on boundary areas shall not be steeper than four feet horizontal to one foot vertical. SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Title 9, Section 9.08.020 of the City's Code of Ordinances is amended as follows (proposed language is underlined, deleted language is shown with ^'f�b): 9.08.020 Permit 1. 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. 2. Application and review. The applicant shall submit an application together with the required fees to the planning commission. Property owners within-364 500 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 3 LA515\1\1066805.v2