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Purpose - Item #19 - Be It Ordained - '"'Whereas, it appears that a formal program of management of trees is appropriate to advance these worthwhile purposes, now therefore" Purpose - Item #20 - Title - "An ordinance regulating the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees in the public streets, parkways, and other municipal-owned property; establishing an Environmental Policy Task Force and establishing the office of an Environmental Specialist as the agencies prescribing regulations relating to the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees in public places; providing for the issuing of permits for the removal of trees in public places; providing for the pruning and removal of trees on private property which endanger public safety; creating a community forest; prohibiting injurious practices; prescribing licensing and permit procedures; providing a system of tree care within the City; defining public nuisances; requiring the preservation, planting, and mitigation of trees for new construction; establishing severability and codification; providing that this ordinance be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law, and prescribing penalties for violations of its provisions" Purpose - Item #21 - Short Title - "This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the Tree Preservation Ordinance of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota. Purpose - Item #22 - Intent (Introductory Sentence) - "The goals of the City of Ramsey Tree Preservation and Replacement Plan are as follows: Purpose - Item #23 - Disease or Insect Control Intent - "The intent of this ordinance is to control epidemic tree diseases and insect infestations that threaten the health of trees in the community. Purpose - Item #24 - Street Trees Intent - "It is the intent of this section to provide regulations that ensure the placement of trees along the street right-of-way for the purpose of protecting against excessive noise, heat, glare and to enhance the attractiveness and value of property. Typically, street trees should be planted inside property lines where they are less likely to grow up into the power lines, to decrease the chance of motor accidents and to locate where they would probably enjoy more favorable conditions for growth." Purpose - Item #25 - Landscaping Intent - "To ensure that landscaping is an internal part of development, not an afterthought; to regulate and control planting of trees and native vegetation in the City of Ramsey, to vigorously encourage the protection of existing trees and root systems, regulate the preservation, replacement and indiscriminate removal of trees, to establish procedures and practices and minimum design standards for fulfilling these purposes. Landscaping materials, including ground covers, shrubs and trees further facilitate the control of erosion and the reduction of glare and dust, as well as the visual softening of building masses. Walls and screening devices allow for the separation of incongruous uses and for the buffering of intensive activities. Landscaping, walls, screening devices and the combination thereof, help to effectuate privacy, logical development, and the enhancement of property values. It is further the purpose of this chapter to promote the preservation of trees and the replacement of major trees removed in the course of land development, to promote the proper utilization of landscaping as a buffer between certain land uses to improve and maintain the appearance and safety and to protect, preserve and promote the aesthetic appeal, character and value of the City of Ramsey."