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Ordinance #26-11 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />Sec. 30-3. – Property Conditions <br /> <br />(2) Grass, weeds, or noxious growths. <br />a. All grass, weeds, or noxious growths of vegetation upon public or private property <br />exceeding eight inches in height, or whatever height specified in the appropriate <br />zoning district, excluding acceptable prairie restoration plant materials managed <br />natural landscapes with a management plan as approved by City Staff. <br />1. Exemption. All ground cover vegetation located in the following areas are <br />hereby exempt from height restrictions: <br />i. Shore impact zones; <br />ii. Bluff impact zones; <br />iii. Areas within 50 feet of a wetland or natural drainage way; <br />iv. Areas of native plant communities with approved management plans; <br />v. Significant vegetative stands identified within City Code , relating to <br />Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Overlay District <br />development standards; <br />vi. Any vegetation management within the MRCCA Overlay District shall <br />comply with the requirements and standards of City Code and with any <br />vegetation clearing permits approved b y the City of Ramsey; <br />vii. Areas of steep slope where mowing is not safely possible; <br />viii. Any area that has been undisturbed by development, grading or building <br />and remains in its original natural state. <br />2. All areas that have been graded or developed must maintain the property to <br />turf grass standards unless a appropriate prairie management plan for a <br />managed natural landscape has been approved by the city or it falls within the <br />exemption list above. Rain gardens or pocket pollinator gardens not <br />exceeding 100 square feet are also exempt from requiring a management plan. <br />Any area or portion of a yard that remains as turf grass shall be maintained in <br />accordance with subsection (2) a. above. <br />3. Failure to adhere to the City -approved management plan is a violation of this <br />chapter. <br /> <br />Sec. 106-371. – Managed Natural Landscapes <br /> <br />Managed natural landscapes have the following standards: <br />(1) Managed natural landscapes within the MUSA shall maintain a setback of three (3) feet <br />(enough for one pass with a lawn mower) from all property lines, roads, sidewalks, and <br />trails, unless one of the following exemptions appl ies: <br />a. The managed natural landscape area abuts another similar private or public <br />managed natural landscape area, a wetland, pond, lake, stream or river. <br />b. A fully opaque fence with a minimum height of at least four (4) feet either exists <br />or is installed along the lot line adjoining the planned man aged natural <br />landscape area. <br />(2) Outside of the MUSA, no setback shall be required. <br />(3) Plant cover, with not more than 25% weeds, shall be established within three (3) years. <br />