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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 25, 2025 Page 3 1 Section 3 – This change updates the City’s recently adopted natural landscape language to be 2 consistent with the even more recently adopted State statutory language from 2024. – Added 3 back language to avoid the use of pesticides. 4 5 Section 4 – This change also relates to the natural landscapes language, removing the current 6 prohibition from planting such landscapes in the right of way, as the City has sponsored these 7 types of alternative gardens, and modifying the maximum height of such materials, increasing it 8 from 12-128 inches, also consistent with the 2024 state statutory language for managed natural 9 landscapes. – Added language establishing any existing gardens not in compliance as legal 10 nonconformities. 11 12 Section 5 – This change deletes reference to the City’s Health Officer, which is not a designated 13 office in the city. – Inserted comma to distinguish requirements for three dogs. 14 15 Section 6 – This change deletes reference to the City’s Health Officer, which is not a designated 16 office in the City. – Struck “of the City as superfluous language. 17 18 Sections 7 and 8 – This is a component of the Housing Maintenance chapter of the code. Prior 19 language dealing with Temporary Storage deleted a section that could have been interpreted to 20 accommodate moving containers or “Pods” use, whereas the original intent was to prohibit the 21 use of storage and shipping containers and long-term storage structures (usually in commercial 22 or industrial areas). This section redefines for temporary storage specific to residential uses, then 23 limits size to 128 square feet, whereas industrial shipping containers are usually a minimum of 24 320 square feet. – No changes. 25 26 Sections 9 and 10 – This section addresses transient merchants and peddlers. The City Code has 27 a number of licensing and procedural requirements for such merchants but notes also that any 28 such merchant is required to hold a county license. In researching this process, it was noted that 29 both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties have extensive licensing requirements for transient 30 merchants and peddlers. Staff proposes the deletion of this City licensing/regulatory requirement 31 to eliminate overlap and clarify regulatory responsibilities. One existing short section is retained, 32 specifying that the intent of the County licensing may not be to limit anyone’s legitimate 33 exercise of Constitutional rights, including free speech, expression, press, religion, etc. – Added 34 a timeframe for solicitors of 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., which is consistent with current Code 35 language. 36 37 Councilmember Doolan asked about the hours for solicitation and if 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. are 38 good. She wonders if 9:00 p.m. is too late. Councilmember Jenson stated this was discussed 39 previously. Councilmember Randle asked how that would be enforced. He agrees 7:00 a.m. is 40 too early and 9:00 p.m. is too late but there is no way to enforce the hours. Chair Webster stated 41 it makes sense to be consistent with our neighboring communities. The solicitors should be 42 respectful of people’s time. Mr. Grittman stated that residents can place a sign on their property 43 for no solicitors. 44 45