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<br />1 <br />198575v4 <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2018-___ <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, <br />SECTION 710 – TREES AND VEGETATION, CHAPTER 13, <br />SECTIONS 1305 – RULES, SCOPE, INTERPRETATION, <br />& DEFINITIONS, AND 1325- GENERAL REGULATIONS, AND CHAPTER 15, <br />EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE <br /> <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: <br /> <br /> SECTION 1. Chapter 7 – Recreation Areas, Section 710 – Trees and Vegetation, is hereby <br />amended by deleting strikethrough language and adding the underlined language as follows: <br /> <br />Chapter 7 – Recreation Areas <br />Section 710 – Trees and Vegetation <br /> <br /> <br />710.12.1 Protection of Shade Trees <br /> <br /> Subd. 1 Declaration of Policy. The City Council has determined that the health of <br />oak, elm, and ash trees, hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "shade trees," within the <br />municipal limits are threatened by fatal tree diseases, and insect infestations commonly known as <br />"Oak Wilt Disease", "Dutch Elm Disease", and "Emerald Ash Borer" respectively, hereinafter <br />sometimes collectively referred to as "shade tree diseases." It has further determined that the <br />loss of shade trees growing upon public and private property would substantially depreciate the <br />value of property within the City and impair the safety, good order, general welfare and <br />convenience of the public. Accordingly, it is hereby declared to be the intention of the Council <br />to control and prevent the spread of shade tree diseases and other epidemic diseases, by enacting <br />this subsection for that purpose. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2 Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be <br />guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine, imprisonment <br />or both, not to exceed the maximums provided by state law for a misdemeanor. Each day <br />following the date on which the person was to have removed any diseased shade tree or wood as <br />specified in written notice given pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, the person has <br />allowed the tree to remain on his or her property, or has allowed the parts or brush there from to <br />remain on his or her property, shall constitute a separate violation. <br /> <br /> Subd. 3 Forester. The position of city forester is hereby continued and the powers and <br />duties of the officer are hereby conferred upon the person as designated from time to time by the