2023-10-25 CC WS & Regular Session Packet

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In, INF.1910ADili :7111:III ONM1101.`19LIaON N1WLIIN) Yff. :IF.19113! 124.1 (1) "managed natural landscape" means a planned, intentional, and maintained plantin 124.2 of native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but not 124.3 limited to rain gardens, meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants. Managed natural 124.4 landscapes does not include turf -grass lawns left unattended for the purpose of returning to 124.5 a natural state; 124.6 (2) "meadow vegetation" means grasses and flowering broad -leaf plants that are native 124.7 to, or adapted to, the state of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow and 124.8 prairie plant communities, not including noxious weeds. "Noxious weed" has the meaning 124.9 given in section 18.77, subdivision 8; 124.10 (3) "ornamental plants" means grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers purposely 124.11 planted for aesthetic reasons; 124.12 (4) "rain garden" means a native plant garden that is designed not only to aesthetically 124.13 improve properties, but also to reduce the amount of stormwater and accompanying pollutants 124.14 from entering streams, lakes, and rivers; and 124.15 (5) "turf -grass lawn" means a lawn composed mostly of grasses commonly used in 124.16 regularly cut lawns or play areas, including but not limited to bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass 124.17 blends, intended to be maintained at a height of no more than eight inches. 124.18 (b) Managed natural landscapes may include plants and grasses that are in excess of 124.19 eight inches in height and have gone to seed, but may not include any noxious weeds and 124.20 must be maintained. 124.21 (c) Except as part of a managed natural landscape as defined in this section, any weeds 124.22 or grasses growing upon any lot or parcel of land in a city to a greater height than eight 124.23 inches or that have izone or are about to ao to seed are prohibited. 124.24 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 124.25 to read: 124.26 Subd. 7. Multiunit residential property. "Multiunit residential property" means: 124.27 (1) property classified as class 4a under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (a); 124.28 (2) condominiums, as defined under section 515A.1-103, clause (7), that are classified 124.29 as class launder section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (a); class 4b under section 124.3o 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (b), clause (1); class 4bb under section 273.13, subdivision 124.31 25, paragraph (c), clause (1); or condominiums under chapters 515 and 515A established Article 3 Sec. 10. 124