Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 05/11/2026

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ORDINANCE #26-09 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 (ZONING CODE) The City of Ramsey Ordains: Underlined text is inserted into City Code. Strikethreugh 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. AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 106 (ZONING CODE). The following portion of Chapter 106, Article III (General Performance Standards), is amended as follows: Sec. 106-354. — 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. 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 years prior to submission to the city and shall include the following: (3)