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Appendix A —Ordinances <br />Updated Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota <br />b. Has an v rst ry f tro s and/ r shrubs with at least ighty (80) pore nt can py <br />cl sure that hav b on uncultivat d r unbr ken f r at least ton (10) c nsocutiv <br />c. C retains a mixture f the plant c mmunities described in (a) and (b) ab ve that <br />have b n uncultivated r unbr ken f r at least ton (10) c nsocutivo y ars. <br />Subd. 2. N twithstanding the ab ve perf nuance standards, the City may determine <br />existing buffer vegetati n t be unacceptable if it is c mp sed f undesirable plant species including, but <br />n t limited t , c nun n buckth rn, purple 1 sestrife, leafy spurge, n xi us weeds r any ther plants <br />included in the DNR's Minnes to Invasive N n Native Terrestrial Plants list. <br />Subd. 3. Where buffer areas r a p rti n there f, are n t vegetated r have been cultivated <br />Devel pment Department. <br />Subd. 4. Rcsponsibilitics of Applicant for Subdivision. Establishment and initial <br />applicant. During th first tw (2) y ars, buff r vogotati n that d os n t surviv must bo r plant d by th <br />subdivisi n applicant. After th first tw (2) years, if th c nditi n f the buff r arca chang s thr ugh <br />natural pr cos„ s n t crus d by human activity, thc subdivisi n applicant shall n t be r quir d t reestablish <br />the buff r arca t mo t thc standards c ntain d in this Socti n. <br />Subd. 5. Rcsponsibilitics of Subsequent Lot Purchasers. Subsequent purchas rs fl is <br />subject t this Socti n ar n t r quir d t engage in active maintenance f buffers. H wever, it remain, the <br />resp nsibility f 1 t purchasers t refrain fr m activiti s pr hibitod within wetland buffers as enunciated in <br />this subdivisi n and in the r quircd n tics roc rdcd against th 1 t title. S me therwiso pr hibitod <br />activities, such as m wing r herbicide applicati ns, may be all wed as cl monts fan active maintenance. <br />plan appr vcd by City staff. Tho f 11 wing activiti s arc pr hibitcd within wetland buffers unl n oxpros„ ly <br />all wed under a City appr vcd buffer manag mcnt rogim 11: <br />a. M wing; <br />b. Cutting f w dy vegetati n, with the excepti n f invasive n n native trees and <br />shrubs, shall be pr hibited. A list f invasive n n native trees and shrubs is <br />available fr m the City; <br />c. Filling, grading or excavating; <br />d. Disp sal f grass clippings, tree branches r ther vegetative waste; <br />e. Placement of structures; <br />f. Applicati n f herbicides, except as applied in sip t tr atmonts t c ntr 1 r <br />radicat pr hibit d, r strictod r s c ndary n xi us w ds as d fined in Minn. <br />Rules 1505.0730 t 1505.750. A list f thcs sp ci s is availabl fr m th City. <br />9.26.10 Encroachnment in Buffer Areas. St rm water p nds may ncr ach int r quircd w tland <br />Appendix A <br />February 20, 2015March 6, 2015 Page 72 <br />