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ORDINANCE #13 -10 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT•TO CHAPTER 117 OF THE CITY CODE, WHICH CHAPTER IS KNOWN AS ZONING AND ^SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION• 5 (TREE PRESERVATION) OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE. The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1•AUTHORITY This ordinance is adopted pursu- ant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of. Ramsey. SECTION 2 SUMMARY The following is the official sum- mary of Ordinance #13 -10, which has been approved by the City Council of the City of Ramsey as clearly inform- ing the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. It is the intent and effect of Ordi- nance #13 -10 to amend Ramsey, Minnesota City Code Chapter 117, Article 11, Division 5 to: * Replace the term 'desirable tree' with 'significant tree' as the latter is already defined. * Clarify that all developments, not just multi- family projects, are subject to removal thresholds (forty percent [40%] for residential projects and thirty percent [30 %] for business and employment projects0. * Identify exemptions from the removal threshold calculation when removals are for water quality treat- ment ponds, public trails and side- walks, and arterial and collector streets, or include invasive species: * Identify replacement standards when removals exceed the threshold, which would be eitherf 1.25 inches of planted trees for every one(1) inch of significant tree removed beyond the allowable threshold or $125.00 in restitution for every one (1) inch of significant tree removed beyond the allowable threshold, or some combi- nation thereof. • * Identify that required reforesta- tion plantings do count toward the required landscaping for the appli- cable zoning district. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE The effective date of this Ordi- nance is thirty (30) days after its pas- sage and publication, subject to City Charter Section 5.07. Adopted by the Ramsey City Council the 23rd day of April, 2013. Sarah Strommen Mayor ATTEST: Jo Ann M. Thieling City Clerk Published in Anoka County Union April 26, 2013 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA SS Peter G. Bodley, being duly swom on oath says that he is the managing editor of the newspaper known as the Anoka County Union, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifications as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statue 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as ammended. (B) The printed ORDINANCE 13 -10, which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper and was printed and published once a week for one week; it was first published on Friday, the 26th day of April, 2013, and was therefore printed and published on every Friday to and including Friday, the 26th day of April, 2013. Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 26th day of April, 2013 Notary Public (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space Managing Editor 3368179 1 RATE INFORMATION TRACY A. PETRO Notary Public- Minnesota My Commission Expires Jan 31.2017 $ 10.00 (3 line rate)