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Commissioner Watson stated that he would like to see that after one year the City will sod a <br />property and bill the property owner. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak presented some proposed language for new developments within the <br />MUSA, which would require sod in the front yard. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson replied that she would like to allow homeowners the ability to seed <br />their yards. <br /> <br />Commissioner Reeves inquired if most of the those issues were addressed in development <br />agreements. <br /> <br />Mr. Gordon replied that typically they are. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon reviewed current code and inquired if the Committee wanted to limit <br />what is in the front yard or require that the entire yard be done with sod. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak inquired as to how high native grass can grow. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon replied that current code limits the growth to 12 inches. <br /> <br />Mr. Gordon stated that Ramsey inherently is not a manicured lawn community so he did not <br />think there is that standard to require only sod. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the real problem is no ground cover. <br /> <br />Commissioner Reeves inquired as to what the statement natural ground cover means. <br /> <br />Mr. Gordon replied that he interprets it as something established over the soil to keep it from <br />eroding. <br /> <br />Commissioner Watson stated that there needs to be some sort of recourse for someone who does <br />not have ground covering. <br /> <br />Commissioner Reeve inquired if the new language proposed would cover the City in those <br />instances. <br /> <br />Commissioner Watson noted that he did not see anything about compliance in the new language. <br />Mr. Gordon replied that that would be covered under enforcement. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak inquired if the City has had a lot of problem with lawns. <br /> <br />Chapter 9/April 25, 2002 <br />Page 8 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />