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ORDINANCE#24-10 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 106-ZONING CODE The City of Ramsey Ordains: Underlined text is inserted into City Code. l text is deleted from City Code. SECTION 1. AUTHORITY This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of Ramsey. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 106(ZONING CODE). The following sections of Chapter 106 are amended as follows: Sec. 106-202.-Required sureties and financial guarantees. Upon approval of a land use application or administrative site plan review where a new building and/or site improvement are being constructed or reconstructed,the city shall be provided with a cash escrow,cash bond, and/or letters of credit prior to the issuing of building permits or initiation of work on the proposed improvements or development. This security shall guarantee conformance and compliance with the conditions of the approval and the provisions of this Code. (1) The security shall be in the amount equal to 125 percent the applicant's estimated costs of labor and materials for the proposed improvements or development. (2) The city shall hold the security until completion of the proposed improvements or development and a certificate of occupancy indicating compliance with the provisions of the land use application and this chapter has been issued by the building official. A maintenance period of two years for landscaping improvements may be collected as established by the annual fee schedule. (3) Failure to comply with the conditions of the land use application approvals and the provisions of this chapter shall result in forfeiture of the security. (4) Landscape escrow for single-family lots. A landscape escrow, in an amount to be determined by the annual fee schedule, shall be deposited for all required landscaping, including topsoil, sod, and trees, which is not established at the time of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Installation of required landscaping, including topsoil, established groundcover, and trees, shall be completed within six months of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy,weather permitting.The city may draw upon the escrow to install the required landscaping if said work is not completed within six months of the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. (5) Driveway escrow for sine amily or townhome lots. A driveway escrow,in an amount to be determined by the annual fee schedule, shall be deposited for all required driveways not installed at the time of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Installation of required driveways shall be completed within six months of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, weather permitting. The city may draw upon the escrow to install the required driveway if said work is not completed within six months of the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. Sec. 106-236.-Home occupation permits. A T e-11 home occupation permit has the following procedural requirements: (1) Term. A type-II home occupation permit shall be temporary in nature and shall be granted to a designated person who resides in the dwelling unit on the subject property. The permit shall run with the applicant,not 1