Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/27/2023

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1 (D) Term of conditional interim use permit for personal use heliport. Conditional Interim use permits for 2 personal use heliports shall be temporary in nature and shall be granted to a designated person 3 who either resides on the property or has written permission from the property owner to utilize the 4 property for a heliport. Permits are not transferable from person to person or from address to 5 address. 6 (E) Termination of permit. A permit shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events, 7 whichever occurs first: 8 (1) The expiration date stated in the permit, -4. any; 9 {2) A-v+olation of conditions and subsequent revocation of permit in accordance with procedures 10 provided for in section 117 51 for revocation of conditional use permits; e- 11 (3) Unless otherwise specified by the city council at the time it is authorized, a permit shall expire 12 without further notice to the permittee if: 13 a. The use is not initiated within 12 months of the date of city council approval; or 14 b. The permit is discontinued for a continuous 12-month period; unless a written request 15 for an extension of time has been received and approved by the city council prior to the 16 expiration of the original permit. 17 18 19 350 Tree Preservation 20 Sections 350 through 354 pertain to tree preservation within the City of Ramsey. 21 22 351 Tree Preservation Purpose and Intent 23 (A) Purpose. The city council finds it is in the best interest of the city to protect, preserve, and enhance 24 the natural environment by encouraging a resourceful and prudent approach to development and 25 alteration of wooded areas. The city council also recognizes that some amount of tree loss is an 26 inevitable consequence of the development process. The tree preservation regulations herein 27 attempt to maintain a balance between one's rights to develop property with the needs and desires 28 of the community to protect the natural environment. The purposc of this on is to -enhance 29 thc community-a-td its citizenry, and not to be punitive or to cause hardship to any individual, 30 private or public-eompany, 31 (6) Intent and Objectives. The intent of this section is to provide support the preservation and 32 protection of significant trees, or stands of trees, to promote the orderly development of such areas 33 and minimize public and private losses. The following regulations address fclating to the removal 34 of trees associated with new development. The city council finds that the following objectives are 35 important to achieve the purpose and intent of this division in achieving these goals: 36 (1) To continue to seek recognition as a Tree City U.S.A. and to take all reasonable steps to 37 promote planting and conservation of trees throughout the city; 38 {2) To promote good deign in new areas and provide sensitive and--eompati c inf+l-1 39 development in existing-eommer-cial areas; 40 {3) Te-eontrol epidemic trcc diseases and inject infestations which threaten the-kalth of trccs 41 intheeommunity 42 4) To provide regulations that cnsure c placement of trees along thc street right of way for 43 the purposc of protecting against excessive noise, heat, and— gyre, and to enhance the 44 attractiveness and value of property; 45 {5) Te-ensure that land&caping is an integral part of development, not an afterthought; 46 {-6) To foster and support community forest pre -grams and encourage good trcc management; 47 48 (2) To maintain and preserve the many benefits that trees provide including, but not limited to, 49 the following: Page 44 of 160