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I. Tree Preservation Ordinance <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Purpose <br /> <br />Ce <br /> <br />Character and Aesthetics <br /> <br />Trees buffer different land uses for the visual screening, noise, glare and heat <br />abatement in transitional zones. <br /> <br />Trees conserve and enhance the City's ecological and aesthetic environment, <br />especially its valuable and rural atmosphere. <br /> <br />Trees provide important psychological benefits to the persons within the <br />City and neighborhoods. <br /> <br />4. Trees protect and enhance the quality of life. <br /> <br />Wildlife Habitat Benefit <br /> <br />1. Recognize that trees are essential to the existing wildlife within the City <br /> <br />Energy Conservation Benefit <br /> <br />Trees assist in the moderation of climate by providing shade, windbreaks <br />and the cooling of air; thereby, reducing the requirements for air <br />conditioning and heating and the subsequent utilization of energy resources. <br /> <br />Air and Water Quality Benefits <br /> <br />Trees aid in the filtering of storm water as it passes from the surface of the <br />ground to the ground water aquifers. <br /> <br />Trees maintain permeable land areas essential to the surface water <br />management and aquifer recharge. <br /> <br />Trees aid in the purification of the air throUgh the removal of carbon dioxide, <br />the generation of oxygen and the precipitation of dust and other airborne <br />pollutants. <br /> <br />Economic and Social Benefits <br /> <br />1. Trees enhance property values. <br /> <br />Trees protect and preserve the unique identity and environment of the City <br />of Ramsey and aid in the development of the economic base attracted to the <br />City of Ramsey by such factors. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 24 <br /> <br /> <br />