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ORDINANCE #26-09 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF <br />MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 (ZONING CODE) <br /> <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey Ordains: <br /> <br />Underlined text is inserted into City Code. <br />Strikethrough text is deleted from City Code. <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 106 (ZONING CODE). <br /> <br />The following portion of Chapter 106, Article III (General Performance Standards), is amended <br />as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 106-354. – Private trees in new development areas <br /> <br />(a) Requirements for a tree preservation plan. Prior to any development, as described in <br />subsection (b) of this section, a tree preservation plan shall be submitted to and approved by <br />the city. <br />(b) Tree preservation plan. A tree preservation plan shall be submitted with preliminary plats <br />and/or site plans, drawn to the same scale as the other preliminary plat or site plan <br />submittals. <br />(1) Residential and commercial development plans shall be designed to preserve native <br />vegetation areas as much as possible. Streets, parcels, structures and parking areas shall <br />be laid out to minimize the destruction of wooded areas or outstanding tree specimens. <br />(2) The city may require either the clustering of dwellings or alternate locations of <br />dwellings to preserve significant trees during the plat approval process. <br />(3) There shall be no movement, clearing, or storage of equipment within a designated tree <br />protection zone nor shall any construction materials, debris, or soil/fill be stored or <br />deposited within a designated tree protection zone. <br />(c) Plan specifications content. The content of all tree preservation plans submitted shall be <br />prepared and signed by a licensed surveyor or forester not more than two years prior to <br />submission to the city and shall include the following: <br />