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CoMmi NITY City of <br /> GRONIV"M eQu�Dt <br /> INSTITUTE �.akes- <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> Application: Ordinance Amendment regarding Vegetation Removal <br /> Applicant: City of Pequot Lakes <br /> Agenda Item: 4(b) <br /> Background Information: The proposed amendment allows "intensive" vegetation <br /> removal in the "Open Space," "Forest Management," "Agriculture," "Rural Residential," <br /> "Recreation' Light Industrial" and"Recreation"Zones with a permit. Before a permit is <br /> issued for intensive vegetation removal, the application will have to submit the <br /> information required in Section 5.4"Forest Management(FM)for vegetation removal: <br /> B. Best Management Practices. The "Best Management Practices in <br /> Minnesota" for"Water Quality in Forest Management", Minnesota <br /> Department of Natural Resources, shall hereby be adopted as the <br /> standard for timber management in forested areas. <br /> C. Management Plan. Cutting, including clearcutting, may be <br /> allowed only after the preparation and approval of a specific <br /> management plan for the lands being managed for forestry <br /> purposes and subject to the following standards and criteria: <br /> `— (1) A specific written management plan shall be prepared by a <br /> professional forester and submitted for review and approval <br /> to the designated city official. <br /> (2) The management plan shall contain a description of the <br /> proposed cutting operation and a summary of how the <br /> operation will comply with the standards set forth in this <br /> section: <br /> (a) How the proposed vegetation management plan will <br /> protect or enhance the scenic and aesthetic character <br /> of the shoreland. <br /> (b) Description of the property, including both a legal <br /> description and a general description. <br /> (c) The general description shall include a description <br /> of the location, size, topography, soils, and access to <br /> the vegetation management area. <br /> Pequot Lakes Staff Report 8(b)-i <br /> July 17,2014 <br />