4B - Ordinance Amendment Regarding Vegetation Removal

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ORDINANCE NO._, SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING VEGETATION REMOVAL CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES COUNTY OF CROW WING STATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Purpose and Intent: The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to amend Chapter 17 of the Pequot Lakes City Code regarding "Vegetation Removal." Amendment: Chapter 17, Section 3.2 "Definitions," Section 5.15 "Land Use Matrix," Section 5.2 "Open Space (OS)," Section 5.5 "Agriculture (AG)," Section 5.6 "Rural Residential (RR)," Section 5.13 "Light Industrial (LI),"and Section 5.14 "Recreation (R)." shall be amended as follows: Section 17-3.2. DEFINITIONS 246. Vegetation Removal, Clear Cutting. The r° al of more then 750 and up to 1 00,04o of a stand of trees and bf:ush evef 10 feet in height on a4et par-eel r iand to 4" The complete removal of trees or shrubs � z-ccrrcr'up cv-TV-acne in a continuous path, strip row or block excluding that clearing needed for the construction of roads driveways walkways or permitted stairways lifts or landings. 247. Vegetation Removal, Intensive. The-cemplete removal f trees in a eentiatious path, strip r-ow er-bleek, exeluding that eleafing needed driveways, walkways or-pefmiaed stair-ways , lift or-l ,,ding The removal of more than 50% and up to 100% of a stand of trees and brush over 10 feet in height on a lot or parcel of land up to 40 acres. Section 17-5.15 LAND USE MATRIX USE OS FM AG WR SR TR RR DMLI C SC R UR Vegetation = Removal, y Clear G G G G Cutting E E E E E E E E E E E E C Vegetation Removal, F E E G Intensive. P P P E E E P E E E P E P �— Section 17-5.2 OPEN SPACE (OS)