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<br />City of Arden Hills
<br />Planning Commission Meeting for September 4, 2019
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<br />o Minor land disturbance activities such as home gardens and an individual's home
<br />landscaping, repairs and maintenance work;
<br />o Additions or modifications to existing single-family dwellings or accessory
<br />structures that will result in creating under 2,500 square feet of exposed soil
<br />and/or impervious surface and less than 50 cubic yards;
<br />o Construction, installation and maintenance of electric, telephone, and cable
<br />television utility lines or individual service connection to these utilities, except
<br />where a minimum of 5,000 square feet of land disturbance can be anticipated;
<br />o Tilling, planting or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural
<br />crops;
<br />o Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts,
<br />bollards or poles; and
<br />o Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property and emergency
<br />repairs. However, if the land disturbing activity would have required an
<br />approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan except for the emergency, then the
<br />land area disturbed shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance with the
<br />requirement of the PWD when applicable.
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<br />• An amendment to Section 1325.055, Tree Preservation, Subd. 2, stating “It shall be
<br />unlawful for any person to engage directly or indirectly in a land disturbing activity, as
<br />defined in this ordinance, unless such person has applied for and obtained approval of a
<br />tree preservation plan. No preliminary plat, building permit, grading permit, or other
<br />City required permit shall be granted unless approval of a tree preservation plan has
<br />been obtained.”
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<br />• An amendment to Section 1325.055, Subd. 5, D, stating, “Prior to removal, all diseased
<br />or nuisance trees must be clearly identified on the site, and the diseased or nuisance state
<br />must be certified by a certified tree inspector, forester or arborist.”
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<br />• An amendment to Section 1325.08, Subd. 2, D and E, and Subd. 4 to be consistent with the
<br />provisions of Chapter 15, Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
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<br />The proposed language is intended to codify the need for a tree preservation plan prior to clear-
<br />cutting a site. Clearcutting is part of a larger infill development discussion. This language may
<br />not address all the issues, but it does provide some protection for clear-cutting without a
<br />development application. S
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<br />Because this is an amendment to the Zoning Code, a public hearing, and a recommendation from
<br />the Planning Commission is required. Along with this amendment, the City Council will also be
<br />considering amendments to Chapter 7, Section 710, Trees and Vegetation, and to Chapter 15,
<br />Erosion and Sediment Control. The purpose of these amendments is to ensure the separate sections
<br />of the City Code are consistent across the board, to address current conditions that are not included,
<br />and to provide consistency with other agency rules.
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<br />The language of all the proposed amendments are attached to this report.
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