Resolution 2013-065 Authorizing Summary Publication of Ordinance 08-087

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CITY OF LAKE O MIS e !; Film IkESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATIONOF ORDINANCE0 8 '. TITLE 1 SUMMARY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-087, an ordinance to the City's regulations pertaining to Landscape Requirements; and WHEREAS, the ordinance is lengthy; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, section 412.191, subd. 4, allows publication by title and summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or neaps; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the following summary would. clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, that the City Clerk shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. 08-087 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance: Public Notice The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-087, which replaces the current sections of the City Code pertaining to Landscape Requirements. The ordinance includes the following provisions. The ordinance establishes base sizes of allowed plant materials, which are consistent with the recommendations of the American Standards for Nursery Stock. The ordinance establishes the required number of tree plantings for setback and boulevard areas within proposed developments. ® The ordinance establishes landscaping requirements for the perimeter and interior of parking areas. The ordinance establishes the process by which required screening is achieved. ® The ordinance requires a financial security to be posted to ensure performance of all approved landscape plan. The full text of Ordinance No. 08-087 is available for inspection at Lake Elmo city hall during regular business hours. RE IT FURTHER SOLVE) by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo that the City Administrator keep a copy of the ordinance at City Hall for public inspection and that a full copy of the ordinance be placed in a public location within the City.