HF1830 FOURTH ENGROSSMENTREVISORSGSH1830-4
<br />124.1(1) "managed natural landscape" means a planned, intentional, and maintained planting(1) "managed natural landscape" means a planned, intentional, and maintained planting(1) "managed
<br /> natural landscape" means a planned, intentional, and maintained planting
<br />124.2124.2 of native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but notof native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees,
<br /> including but notof native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but not
<br />124.3124.3 limited to rain gardens, meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants. Managed naturallimited to rain gardens, meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants. Managed naturallimited
<br /> to rain gardens, meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants. Managed natural
<br />124.4124.4 landscapes does not include turf-grass lawns leftlandscapes does not include turf-grass lawns leftlandscapes does not include turf-grass lawns leftlandscapes does not include
<br /> turf-grass lawns leftlandscapes does not include turf-grass lawns leftlandscapes does not include turf-grass lawns leftlandscapes does not include turf-grass lawns left unattended for
<br /> the purpose of returning to unattended for the purpose of returning to unattended for the purpose of returning to
<br />124.5124.5 a natural state;a natural state;
<br />124.6(2) "meadow vegetation" means grasses and flowering broad-leaf plants that are native(2) "meadow vegetation" means grasses and flowering broad-leaf plants that are native(2) "meadow
<br /> vegetation" means grasses and flowering broad-leaf plants that are native
<br />124.7124.7 to, or adapted to, the state of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow andto, or adapted to, the state of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow andto,
<br /> or adapted to, the state of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow and
<br />124.8124.8 prairie plant communities, not including noxious weeds. "Noxious weed" has the meaningprairie plant communities, not including noxious weeds. "Noxious weed" has the meaningprairie
<br /> plant communities, not including noxious weeds. "Noxious weed" has the meaning
<br />124.9124.9 given in section 18.77, subdivision 8;given in section 18.77, subdivision 8;given in section 18.77, subdivision 8;
<br />124.10124.10(3) "ornamental plants" means grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers purposely(3) "ornamental plants" means grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers purposely(3)
<br /> "ornamental plants" means grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers purposely
<br />124.11124.11 planted for aesthetic reasons;planted for aesthetic reasons;
<br />124.12124.12(4) "rain garden" means a native plant garden that is designed not only to aesthetically(4) "rain garden" means a native plant garden that is designed not only to aesthetically(4)
<br /> "rain garden" means a native plant garden that is designed not only to aesthetically
<br />124.13124.13 improve properties, but also to reduce the amount of stormwater and accompanying pollutantsimprove properties, but also to reduce the amount of stormwater and accompanying
<br /> pollutantsimprove properties, but also to reduce the amount of stormwater and accompanying pollutants
<br />124.14124.14 from entering streams, lakes, and rivers; andfrom entering streams, lakes, and rivers; andfrom entering streams, lakes, and rivers; and
<br />124.15124.15(5) "turf-grass lawn" means a lawn composed mostly of grasses commonly used in(5) "turf-grass lawn" means a lawn composed mostly of grasses commonly used in(5) "turf-grass
<br /> lawn" means a lawn composed mostly of grasses commonly used in
<br />124.16124.16 regularly cut lawns or play areas, including butregularly cut lawns or play areas, including butregularly cut lawns or play areas, including butregularly cut lawns or play
<br /> areas, including butregularly cut lawns or play areas, including butregularly cut lawns or play areas, including butregularly cut lawns or play areas, including but not limited to bluegrass,
<br /> fescue, and ryegrass not limited to bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass not limited to bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass
<br />124.17124.17 blends, intended to be maintained at a height of no more than eight inches.blends, intended to be maintained at a height of no more than eight inches.blends, intended to
<br /> be maintained at a height of no more than eight inches.
<br />124.18124.18(b) Managed natural landscapes may include plants and grasses that are in excess of(b) Managed natural landscapes may include plants and grasses that are in excess of(b)
<br /> Managed natural landscapes may include plants and grasses that are in excess of
<br />124.19124.19 eight inches in height and have gone to seed, but may not include any noxious weeds andeight inches in height and have gone to seed, but may not include any noxious weeds
<br /> andeight inches in height and have gone to seed, but may not include any noxious weeds and
<br />124.20124.20 must be maintained.must be maintained.
<br />124.21124.21(c) Except as part of a managed natural landscape as defined in this section, any weeds(c) Except as part of a managed natural landscape as defined in this section, any weeds(c)
<br /> Except as part of a managed natural landscape as defined in this section, any weeds
<br />124.22124.22 or grasses growing upon any lot or parcel of land in a city to a greater height than eightor grasses growing upon any lot or parcel of land in a city to a greater height
<br /> than eightor grasses growing upon any lot or parcel of land in a city to a greater height than eight
<br />124.23124.23 inches or that have gone or are about to go to seed are prohibited.inches or that have gone or are about to go to seed are prohibited.inches or that have gone or are about
<br /> to go to seed are prohibited.
<br />124.24 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
<br />124.25 to read:
<br />124.26 Subd. 7.Multiunit residential property."Multiunit residential property" means:
<br />124.27(1) property classified as class 4a under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (a);
<br />124.28(2) condominiums, as defined under section 515A.1-103, clause (7), that are classified
<br />124.29 as class 1a under section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (a); class 4b under section
<br />124.30 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (b), clause (1); class 4bb under section 273.13, subdivision
<br />124.31 25, paragraph (c), clause (1); or condominiums under chapters 515 and 515A established
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