Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 05/15/2023

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(2) During the erection, repair, alteration or removal of any building, house or structure, in the city, any person, firm, or corporation in charge of such work shall protect any tree in any public place within the city in the vicinity of such building or structure with sufficient guards or protectors to prevent injury to such tree. (e) Notifying adjacent property owners of maintenance work. An attempt shal be made to inform adjacent property owners of maintenance work on trees and landscaping along boulevards, city property, and easements.This notification will be left with direct and adjacent property owners. Suitable precautions shall be taken to protect and warn the public that spraying is being done to public trees. Spraying will be done only if following an integrated pest management plan as exemplified under such topic within the state department of agriculture and be completed by a Minnesota Department of Agriculture llrensed pesticide applicator. (Code 1978, §9.24.03; Ord. No. 03-33, 9-15-2003; Ord. No. 13-10, § 2, 5-28-2013) Sec. 117-327. Private trees in new development areas. (a) Requirements for a tree preservation plan. Prior to any development, as described in subsection (b) of this section, a tree preservation plan shall be submitted to and approved by the city. (b) Tree preservation plan. A tree preservation plan shall be submitted with preliminary plats and/or site plans, drawn to the same scale as the other preliminary plat or site plan submittals. (1) Residential and commercial development plans shall be designed to preserve native vegetation areas as much as possible. Streets, parcels, structures and parking areas shall be laid out to minimize the destruction of wooded areas or outstanding tree specimens. (2) The city may require either the clustering of dwellings or alternate locations of dwellings to preserve significant trees during the plat approval process. (3) There shall be no movement, clearing, or storage of equipment within a designated tree protection zone nor shall any construction materials, debris, or soil/fill be stored or deposited within a designated tree protection zone. (c) Plan specifications content. The content of all tree preservation plans submitted shall be prepared and signed by a licensed surveyor or forester not more than two (2) years prior to submission to the city and shall include the following: (1) The name(s), contact information (telephone number and email), and address(es) of applicant(s), property owner(s), developer(s), and/or builder(s); (2) Delineation of all buildings,structures, and impervious surfaces situated thereon or proposed to be built thereon.- (3) Delineation of all areas located within a 100-year floodplain; (4) Location, diameter, species, and concliton of all significant trees on site in both graphic and tabular form. For the purposes of this division, significant trees shall include: a. All species of oak that have a DBH of four inches or greater; b. All coniferous species that have a DBH of four inches or greater; and c. All other trees that have a DBH of eight inches or more; Ramsey,Minnesota,Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-01-11 09:35:41 [EST] (Supp.No. 11) Page 3 of 5