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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 594 - . - ORDINANCE NO. 594 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 606, 607 AND 1005 OF mE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENT TO MOW TALL GRASSES AND CREATING AN EXEMPTION FOR WETLAND AND NATIVE VEGETATION THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1: Chapter 606 of the Mounds View Public Health and Safety Code is amended by adding new language and subdivisions exempting certain land uses and landscape treatments from Section 606.02, entitled "DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS BY OWNER": 606.02: DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS BY OWNER: All such grass and weeds shall be cut, pulled or destroyed whenever they shall exceed a height of eight (8) inches. The following areas and types of vegetation are exempted from this provision if managed in a manner so as not to become infested with noxious weeds or to create a stagnant. foul smelling condition: Subd. 1. Native wetland vegetation found in wetlands designated as part of the City's wetland zoning district. or in floodplains, drainage ponds or ditches which store and convey stormwater. Subd. 2. Native vegetation found in natural areas which are part of public open space. parks and nature centers. Subd. 3. Areas on any occupied lot or parcel ofland having wetland-type vegetation because of neighborhood drainage patterns. where the drainage pattern is evident on contour maps and from field observation. and the vegetation is confined to a single lot. separated from adiacent lots. and managed so as not to be a nuisance. Subd.4. An area where the land and vegetation appear not to have been graded. landscaped, mowed or otherwise disturbed by human or mechanical means at any time. The Director of Community Development shall use reasonable iudgement in determining what constitutes this type of area based on the present appearance of the area and research as to the history of the area. if such information is available. Subd. 5. An area of at least five (5) acres used by an educational institution or public agency for t . -- Ordinance No. 594 April 14, 1997 Page 2 prairie land restoration. if the prior vegetation is eliminated and the prairie vegetation is planted through transplanting or seed. The area shall be cut at least once per year to a height of no more than eight (8) inches if weeds cover more than 25 percent of the area. If such mowing is necessary and the area is likely to be seen by the public. a sign shall be posted advising that a meadow or prairie is being established. The size of the sign shall be one (1) square-foot and it shall be no higher than three (3) feet. SECTION 2: Chapter 607 of the Mounds View Public Health and Safety Code is amended by adding new language to Subdivision 19 of Section 607.03, entitled "NUISANCES ENUMERATED": g. All noxious weeds, "tall grasses" defined as anything over eight (8) inches in height, and other rank growths!, except as exempted in Section 606.02 of this Code. SECTION 3: Chapter 1005 of the Mounds View Building Code is amended by adding new language to a footnote within Subdivision 3 of Section 1005.05, entitled "HEALTH AND SANITATION STANDARDS": Subd.3. Noxious weeds: All exterior property areas shall be kept free from species of weeds or plant growth which are noxious or detrimental to the public health2. SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance goes into effect upon adoption by the City Council and 30 days after its publication in the official City newspaper. Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View on 'lYliJu,jI}l a,-/ ' 1997. () t Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View on this ~ day of k1{J1>~.L , 1997. ~/t(!)Ue./J/1 Duane McCarty, Mayor ~ ATTEST: 0lLIl.J~ Charles S. Whiting, City lerk-Admimstrator (SEAL) , . . Ordinance No. 594 April 14, 1997 Page 3 2 See also subd. 604.0J(I)(h) Section 607.03. Subd. l(g) and Section 606.02 of this Code. APPROVED AS TO FORM: c~ Robert Long, City Attome N:\DATA\USERS\PAMS\SHARE\SPECPROJ\SPO 12.97\WEEDS.FIN ... e . 4t ~ffibabit of ~ublitation ~tatt of flinnt1)ota }ss. Q[:ountp of l\am1)tp TONYA R.STENSGARD , being duly sworn, on oath, says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as NEW BRIGHTON BULLETIN , and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed ORDINANCE NO. 594 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 APRIL successive weeks; it was first published on WEDNESDAY, the , 19~, and was thereafter printed and published on every 23RD day of to and including , 19~; and printed , the day of below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: ";I.BeBCrelll.dIQ.MUel'GlAe:r~ft.wm "'EleBErGllldl(LMrJOP61Ri3'1"U','/~e,'Z *abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ~~~1CU~ Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 23RD day of APRIL ~~~ ~~~ Notary Public *Alphabet should be in the same size and kind of type as the notice. 1997 . RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.50 per co!. inch (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.51 per co!. inch (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ per co!. inch 1/97 '. ....~,c.qF,tpINANCENO. 594 CitVOF MOUNDS View' . COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 606, 607 AND 1005 OF THE MOUNDS viEW mUNiCiPAL CODe RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENT TO MOW TALL GRASSES AND CREATING AN EXEMPTION FOR WETLAND AND NATIVE VEGETATION THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1: Chapter 606 of the Mounds View Public Health and Safety Code is amended by adding new language and subdivisions exempting certain land uses and landscape treatments from Section 606.02, entitled "DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS BY OWNER": 606.02: DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS BY OWNER: All such grass and weeds shall be cut, pulled or destroyed whenever they shall exceed a height of eight (8) inches. The followina areas and tyoes of veaetation are exemote<j from this orovision if manaaed in a manner so as not to become infested with noxious weeds or to create a stagnant. foul smelling condition. Subd. 1 Native wetland veaetation found in wetlands desi9nated as Dart of the City's wetland zonin9 district-or in floodolains. drainaae oands ar ditches which store and convey stormwater. Subd. 2. Native veaetation found in natural areas which are Dart of oublic aDen soace parks and nature centers. Subd. 3. Areas on anv occuoied lot or Darcel af land havina wetland-tyoe veaetation because of neiahborhood drainage oatlerns, where the drainaae Danem is evident on, contour maDS and from field observation and' the vegetation is canfined to a sinale lot. ,c."""),,, '. seoarated from adiacent lots. and manaaed ATTEST:.' so as notto be a nuisance Subd 4 An area where the land and vegetation aooear not to have been araded. (SEAL) landscaDed mowed or otherwiSe disturbed (Bulletin: April 23, 1997) by human or mechanical means at anv time. . The Director of Communitv Develaoment shall use reasonable iudgement in determinimjJ what constitutes this tyoe of area based on the oresent aDoearance of the area and reselirch as to the historv of the area if such i'1formation is available. Subd. '5. An area of at least five 15\ acres used bv an educational institution or Dublic aaencv for prairie land restoration if the orior veaetation is eliminated and the orairie veaetation is olantEid throuah transolantina or : seed The area shall !;Ie cut at least once D6r year to. a heiaht of no more than eiaht 18\ Inches If weeds cover more than 25 oercent of the area. If such mowing is necessarv and the area is likely to be seen bv the oublic a . sian shall be oosted advisina that a meadow : o~ orairie is being established The size of the : sign shall be one C1l sauare-foot and it shall be no hiaher than three 13\ feet. SECTION 2: Chapter 607 of the Mounds View Public Health and Safety Code is amended by adding new language to Subdivision 1 g of Section 607.03, entitled "NUISANCES ENUMERATED": g. All noxious weeds, "tall grasses" defined as anything over eight (8) inches in height, and'other rank growths 1, exceot as exemoted in Section 606.02 of this Code. SECTION 3: Chapter 1005 of the Mounds View Building Code is amended by adding new language to a footnote within Subdivision 3 of Section 1005.05, entitled "HEALTH AND SANITATION STANDARDS": Subd. 3, Noxious weeds: All exterior property areas shall be kept free from species of weeds or plant growth which are noxious or detrimental to the public health2. SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance goes into effect upon adoption by the City Council and 30 days after its publication in the official City newspaper. Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View on~, 1997. Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this ~ day of Ami\, 1997 u . ~ 181 Duane W. McCarty ,r;;. .';";'\".':'"I'".;,...,~laYC!~ IS/Charles s,WtililQg City Clerk-Administrator . --