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Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: December 10, 2007 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />City Administrator Review: <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br />Item Title/Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 785, a Tree <br />Preservation & Landscaping Ordinance. <br />At the October 1st Worksession, an updated draft of the tree preservation and <br />landscaping ordinance was reviewed. The direction of the Council at the meeting was <br />support of the ordinance with the exemption of R-1 and R-2 zoned properties from the <br />tree removal restrictions, along with these other changes: <br />• Deletion of the section for tree removal on Tots WITHOUT construction, <br />• Exempted R-1 properties from the section for removal on lots WITH construction, <br />• Reduced the number of replacement trees required, <br />• Eliminated the varying replacement requirements depending on lot size (under <br />1/2 acre versus 1+ acre). <br />Staff and the City Forester are proposing that a tree preservation & landscaping <br />ordinance be added to the Mounds View Zoning Code. An amendment to Chapter 1103 <br />subd. 4 is also recommended. This would be a reference to Chapter 1127.05 for <br />specific landscaping requirements. <br />City Council Action <br />The City Council held a public hearing on the proposed ordinance on November 26, <br />2007, and approved the first reading and introduction. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends approving the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 785 and <br />the publication of the ordinance summary (attached) in lieu of the whole ordinance, as <br />provided by City Charter. <br />Respectfully submitted by, <br />CIPWAIL <br />Heidi Heller <br />Planning Associate <br />