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1 d. Agricultural and forestry activities meeting the standards of sections 117 148(c)(2) 2 (underlying zoning-)1 3 e. Selective vegetation removal, provided that vegetative cover remains consistent with 4 the management purpose of the MRCCA District, including: 5 1. Vegetation that is dead, diseased, dying, or hazardous; 6 2. To prevent the spread of diseases or insect pests; 7 3. Individual trees and shrubs; and 8 4. Removal of invasive non-native species. 9 (4) Activities allowed with a vegetation permit. 10 a. The following intensive vegetation clearing activities are allowed with a vegetation 11 permit: 12 1. Clearing of vegetation that is dead, diseased, dying, or hazardous. 13 2. Clearing to prevent the spread of diseases or insect pests. 14 3. Clearing to remove invasive non-native species. 15 4. Clearing to prepare for restoration and erosion control management activities 16 consistent with a plan approved by City of Ramsey. 17 5. The minimum necessary for development that is allowed with a building permit 18 or as an exemption under section 920(L). 19 b. Conditions of vegetation permit approval: 20 1. Development is sited to minimize removal of or disturbance to natural 21 vegetation; 22 2. Soil, slope stability, and hydrologic conditions are suitable for the proposed work 23 as determined by a professional engineer or City of Ramsey; 24 3. Clearing is the minimum necessary and designed to blend with the natural terrain 25 and minimize visual impacts to public river corridor views; 26 4. Any native plant communities removed are replaced with vegetation that 27 provides equivalent biological and ecological functions consistent with an 28 approved vegetation restoration plan as provided in section 117 148(i)(6) 29 kvegetation restoration plan). If replaced, priorities for restoration are 30 stabilization of erodible soils, restoration or enhancement of shoreline 31 vegetation, and revegetation of bluffs or steep slopes visible from the river; 32 5. All other vegetation removed is restored with natural vegetation to the greatest 33 extent practicable consistent with an approved vegetation restoration plan as 34 provided in section 117 148(i)(6) (vegetation restoration plan). Priorities for 35 replacement arc same as under section 117 148(i)(4) (activities allowed with 36 a vegetation permit); 37 6. Any disturbance of highly erodible soils is replanted with deep-rooted vegetation 38 with a high stem density; 39 7. Vegetation removal activities are conducted so as to expose the smallest practical 40 area of soil to erosion for the least possible time; 41 8. Areas of vegetation restoration priorities identified in the MRCCA plan are 42 restored, if applicable; and 43 9. Any other condition determined necessary to achieve the purpose of this section. 44 (5) Prohibited activities. All other intensive vegetation clearing is prohibited. 45 (6) Vegetation restoration plan. 46 a. Development of a vegetation restoration plan and reestablishment of natural 47 vegetation is required: 48 1. As a condition of a vegetation permit issued under section 117 148(i)(4)b 49 (conditions of vegetation permit), items 4 and 5; Page 111 of 160