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ORDINANCE NO. ___ 2 covered by lawns and/or ground cover of vegetation, gardens, hedges, shrubbery, rock or wood mulch, or related decorative materials consistent with those commonly available at home and garden stores, 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 6 inches, any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush, or any noxious weeds or plants as defined by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The planned, intentional, and maintained planting of native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but not limited to rain gardens, meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants, known as managed natural landscapes, shall be allowed. Managed natural landscapes does not include turf-grass lawns left unattended for the purpose of returning to a natural state. (1) Managed natural landscapes 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 managed natural landscapes shall be a minimum of three (3) feet from a side yard property line. No vegetative growth greater than eighteen (18) 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. Section 5. Section 91.56 is hereby amended to read as follows: 91.56 KEEPING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS. No person may keep farm animals or wild animals as defined in this code, nor more than two dogs or three dogs allowed under §§ 91.01 through 91.03, or fowl, within the city nearer than 500 feet to any human habitation or platted land, without approval of the City Council. Section 6.Section 112.18(B) is hereby amended to read as follows: INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS (B) Police and health authorization. All police officers, or sanitarians of the city may inspect a multiple dwelling when requested to do so by the City Manager or designee. Section 7.Section 151.04 Housing Maintenance Definitions, is hereby amended to add the following: Definitions - TEMPORARY STORAGE CONTAINER: A fully enclosed storage unit or container without a permanent foundation and not exceeding 128 square feet, designed to be capable of relocation via towing, hauling or attachment to a vehicle form one site to another. Section 8.Section 151.10 is hereby amended to add the following: