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Page 6 <br />February 24, 1997 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />APPP~'!!ED <br />MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Koopmeiners to Approve Resolution No. 5091, Considering Old Highway 8 <br />Reconstruction, AS AMENDED. <br />VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried <br />Public Hearing and Introduction for Fiat Reading of Ordinance No. 594, An Ordinance Amending <br />Chapter 606, 607 and 1005 of the Mounds View Municipal Code related to the requirement to mow tall <br />greases and creating an exemption for wetland and native vegetatbn. <br />Mayor McCarty opened the Public Hearing at 8:07 p.m. <br />Mr. Jim Ericson noted that approval of Ordinance No. 594 would allow for exemptions to the Mounds View <br />Code. Presently, the City Code specifies that tall grass (over 8" in height) must be cut, without exemptions. <br />This ordinance would allow for certain areas to be exempted from this provision. Mr. Ericson proceeded to go <br />through these exemptions. <br />Mayor McCarty closed the Public Hearing at 8:13 p.m. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Koopmeiners to Approve the Introduction of Ordinance No. 594, An Ordinance <br />amending Chapter 606, 607 and 1005 of the Mounds View Municipal Code related to the requirement to mow <br />tall grasses and creating an exemption for wetland and native vegetation, and to waive the reading thereof. <br />Mayor McCarty noted that he cannot support this Ordinance. He feels this could cause problems in <br />neighborhoods where one homeowner chooses to have natural plantings and windblown seeds from their yards <br />invade other carefully manicured properties. He feels this "broad brush approach" will only create problems. <br />Ms. Trude noted that a landscape plan such as this would require the approval of the Community Development <br />Director. <br />Mayor McCarty stated he thinks the ordinance allows for the development and cultivation of natural areas and <br />that the approval of the Director is only to assure that it is done properly. <br />Jerry Linke noted that this situation is only new to Mounds View. In New Brighton experienced a situation <br />very similar several years ago and when the city required the homeowner to mow the grasses, the homeowner <br />fought and won the case. <br />Council member Stigney felt perhaps the staff could make some modification to the Ordinance requiring <br />approval fi-om adjacent property owners. Mayor McCarty noted that when a property is sold, the new <br />homeowner may not be in agreement. <br />Council member Trude asked staff to check with the City of New Brighton and have the Planning Commission <br />revisit the issue to see if a proposed change should be made. She felt perhaps the Introduction of Ordinance <br />No. 594 should be tabled until the next council meeting. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Koopmeiners to table the Introduction of Ordinance No. 594. <br />VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Mohan Camed <br />