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SECTION 2. Chapter 13 - Zoning Code, Section 1325 — General Regulations 1325.055 Tree Preservation, Subd. 1 and Subd. 6; are hereby amended by deleting stfilethfough language and adding the underlined language as follows: 1325.055 Tree and Landscaping Preservation. Subd. 1 Findings, Purpose and City Authority. A. Findings and Purpose. The purpose of this section is to identify trees that are to be saved when development or land disturbing activity is occurring. It is the City's intent to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural environment of Arden Hills and to encourage a resourceful and prudent approach to development. The city council finds it is in the best interest of the city to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural environment of the community and to encourage a resourceful and prudent approach to development and property alteration. In the interest of achieving these objectives, the city has established the comprehensive tree preservation regulations herein to promote the furtherance of the following: 1. Protect and preserve the environment and natural beauty of the City; 2. Minimize tree and habitat loss during development and construction; 3. Establish minimum standards for tree preservation, landscapes, and the mitigation of environmental impacts resulting from landscape tree removal; 4. Enforce tree preservation and landscaping standards to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community. 5. Increase and maintain property values; 6. Enhance energy conservation through natural insulation and shading; 7. Prevent or reduce soil erosion, sedimentation and stormwater runoff; 8. Protect privacy by maintaining buffers between land uses; and 9. Preserve the variety and extent of trees which exist in the City and which are an integral part of this City's identity. B. City Authority. To preserve protected trees, the City may: 1. Require and enforce a tree preservation plan as described below; 2. Specify trees or groups of trees for preservation; 3. Specify grading limits; 4. Require the clustering of buildings or the relocation of roads, drives, buildings, utilities or storm water facilities when this would preserve protected trees; 5. Specify time periods in which tree cutting, trimming or injury may not occur in order to prevent the spread of disease; and 6. Require easements to ensure that groups of significant trees are not destroyed after the development has been approved. Subd. 2 Tree Preservation Plan. 221909v1