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ORDINANCE 2022-03 11 (E) Yard cover. Every yard of premises on which a dwelling stands must be covered by lawns and/or ground cover of vegetation, gardens, hedges, shrubbery or related decorative materials and must be maintained. Once an area has been converted to turf grass the land owner shall not allow the turf grass to exceed the height of 6 inches or be allowed to go to seed. No land owner may permit or maintain on the land any growth of weeds, grass, brush or other rank vegetation to exceed the height of an average height greater than 6 inches, any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush, or any noxious weeds or plants as defined by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Gardens (pollinator, vegetable, flower, rock, etc.) are permitted types of yard cover, and must be maintained and not encroach on other property or the right of way. (1) Any natural or native grass vegetation exceeding six (6) inches shall not be any closer to a fire source than twenty-five (25) feet. (2) Setback requirements for surfaces covered by native vegetation and/or pollinator gardens shall be a minimum of three (3) feet from a side yard property line. No vegetative growth greater than twelve (12) inches in height five (5) feet from any public roadway adjacent to the front yard, and for corner houses, a public roadway adjacent to the side yard. (3) Exemptions: Natural Habitat. a. All private lands designated by the Council as natural habitat shall be exempt from Section 150.094(E) b. All public lands designated in the City's Comprehensive Plan as natural habitat shall be exempt from Section 150.094(E). Section 17. Section §150.091 WOOD STORAGE is hereby amended to read as follows: Wood used for fireplaces as a fuel source for internal heat via fireplace or other wood burning heating source and/or recreational fires only may be stacked in side and rear yards, and shall not must be stacked in a location other than the front yard setback. Section 18.Section §152.176(D) is hereby amended to read as follows: (D) Setback from principal building. Unless attached to and made a part of the principal building, no eave or other portion of an accessory building may be closer than 5 feet, measured horizontally, from any eave or other portion of a principal building, except as provided in division (L) below. Section 19.Section §152.176(G) is hereby amended to read as follows: (G) Trash Enclosures for Rubbish, Recyclables, and other waste. Except for Single Family Residential properties, trash Enclosures, where allowed, shall be required to be 38