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ORDINANCE 2025-02 2 insects known as pollinators. In order for a garden to be considered a POLLINATOR GARDEN, it should provide (but not limited to) the following: various nectar producing flowers, shelter, or shelter providing plants for pollinators, avoid the use of pesticides, and place similar flowers close to one another. MANAGED NATURAL LANDSCAPES: 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. Managed natural landscapes are expected to avoid the use of pesticides. Managed natural landscapes does not include turf-grass lawns left unattended for the purpose of returning to a natural state. Section 4. Section 151.10(E) is hereby amended to read as follows: (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, 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. 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. 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) Any natural or native grass vegetation 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 native vegetation and/or pollinator gardens managed natural landscapes shall be a minimum of three (3) feet from a side yard property line. No vegetative growth greater than twelve (12) 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. (3) Managed natural landscapes existing prior to the adoption of this ordinance that do not conform to the standards of this Section shall be considered legal nonconformities. Expansion of the nonconformity shall not be allowed, but alterations may be made to make the landscape more conforming. Section 5. Section 91.56 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72