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the City and it shall be unlawful for any person to plant upon any public right-of-way or other public place in the City, trees, shrubs, or other plants except as prescribed in such rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall contain: (a) spacing requirements for trees, shrubs, or other plants; (b) the type of trees, shrubs, or other plants which may be planted and maintained on any public right-of-way or other public place; and (c) requirements for maintenance, trimming, and removal of trees and plants upon the public right-of-way or other public place." The following optional text was also selected but it is noted that it should be at the beginning of the ordinance in the Purpose section: "It is the public policy of the City of Ramsey to maintain existing trees and to provide for and encourage the planting of new trees within Ramsey to the greatest extent possible." 2. Tree Species for Planting Selected text was: "The Environmental Specialist shall consider all existing and future utility and environmental factors when recommending a specific species for each of the streets and other public sites of the municipality. All trees chosen shall be native and/or adaptable to this region and climate. (Note See 'Recommended Tree List' as compiled and adopted by the City of Ramsey.) No trees and/or shrubs may be used whose root growth may damage nearby utilities or pavement." 3. Official Tree List Selected text was: "Copies of the lists of desirable and undesirable trees shall be maintained at the Community Development office and shall be made available to the public. The City of Ramsey shall maintain an extensive list of recommended trees for planting in public areas. The purpose of this listing will be to maintain diversity in the total tree population. This list shall be available to residents of the City upon request to aid in the selection of trees for private and public properties. The list of recommended trees shall be updated periodically to reflect new developments or species that will affect the population of the community forest." 4. Prohibited Species Selected text was: "Lists of trees not suitable for planting will also be created by the ' Environmental Policy Task Force." 5. Size of Trees at Planting Selected text was: "For all required plantings, deciduous trees shall be a minimum of two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in caliper at planting and all evergreen trees shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in height at planting."