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. i is 1 Mounds View City Council December 17, 1990 Special Meeting Page Three Tom Foster, 2516 Ridge Lane spoke with regard to Whiteoak Homeowner's Association petition that related to homeowner's yard work and allowed removal of refuse from lake. He asked that the Council look at their petition again. They want to do landscaping maintenance without a permit. it Acting Clerk-Administrator Minetor stated the committee did look at the petition and other items. No group should have carte blanche. To use fertilizers and weedkillers you must have a permit. Mr. Foster, 2516 Ridge Lane stated they need 1 a DNR permit to treat weeds, etc . He inquired as to why a City permit is needed. Acting Clerk-Administrator Minetor stated j different items were looked at for what was !! appropriate for permits . The DNR has been �I lax in some areas and that is the reason for • the City ordinance. Peter Sabee, Barr Engineering he understands it will be a burden to obtain a permit, but it is necessary. Page 14, Item B covers this . It is very specific rather than vague and its intent is important. City Attorney Richard Meyers stated that years ago the Council stated they would protect wetlands and that a 100 foot buffer zone would allow for mowing, weed control, etc. The DNR has not always been responsive in the past. Tom Foster, 2516 Ridge Lane inquired if the City has phosphate fertilizer ban? Acting Clerk-Administrator Minetor replied it did not. Peter Sabee, Barr Engineering discussed the pros and cons of phosphate fertilizer. Acting Clerk-Administrator Minetor stated the ordinance does not prohibit mowing in a buffer . zone. It prohibits mowing only in a wetland district. Maintenance is allowed in the buffer zone.