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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2024-05-19 14:04:17 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 21, Update 2) <br /> <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />Sec. 78-1283. Steep slopes. <br />Any applicant requesting a permit for construction of sewage treatment systems, roads, driveways, <br />structures, grading, or other improvements on steep slopes shall provide adequate information to allow the city to <br />evaluate possible soil erosion impacts and development of visibility from public waters before such permit may be <br />issued. Grading plans prepared for steep slopes shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the State <br />of Minnesota. When necessary, conditions may be attached to issued permits to prevent erosion and preserve <br />existing vegetation screening of structures, vehicles and other facilities as viewed from the surface of public <br />waters, assuming summer, leaf-on vegetation. <br />(Ord. No. 101 2nd series, § 1(10.56(16)(G)), 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 243 3rd series, § 2, 4-13-2020) <br />Sec. 78-1285. Vegetation alterations. <br />(a) No tree within 75 feet of the shoreline of public waters identified in section 78-1217, or within the bluff <br />impact zone with a diameter of six inches or more (or 19 inches in circumference or greater) measured three <br />feet above the ground may be removed without first obtaining a permit from the city staff. <br />Live trees removed within 75 feet of the shoreline, shall be replaced based in the following manner: <br />(1) Trees less than 36 inches in diameter 1 inch of replacement tree per inch of tree diameter removed. <br />(2) Trees greater than 36 inches in diameter, ½ inch of replacement tree per diameter inch of tree <br />removed. <br />(3) Replacement trees shall be at least 1.5 inches in diameter, and of a type approved by the city. Removal <br />of trees that are dead shall not require a permit, but such trees must be inspected by city staff prior to <br />their removal. <br />Dead, diseased, or trees deemed hazardous by a certified arborist and removed shall be replaced at a ratio of one <br />tree per tree removed, regardless of size. The replacement tree shall be replanted at the same lake yard of the <br />removed tree, approved by city administrator or designee. The city may solicit the review of the tree by an <br />independent arborist, at the property owner's expense. <br />Replacement trees shall be at least 1.5 inches in diameter, and of a type approved by the city. <br />(b) Intensive vegetation clearing within 75 feet of the shoreline of public waters identified in section 78-1217, on <br />steep slopes or within the bluff impact zone within the Shoreland Overlay District is prohibited. Limited <br />clearing of shrubs and trees less than six inches in diameter and cutting, pruning and trimming of trees of any <br />size is allowed to provide a view to the water from the principal dwelling site and to accommodate the <br />placement of permitted stairways and landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and watercraft access <br />areas, and permitted lockboxes, provided that the screening of structures, vehicles or other facilities as <br />viewed from the water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, is not substantially reduced. <br />(Ord. No. 101 2nd series, § 1(10.56(16)(I)), 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 127 2nd series, § 7, 7-11-1994; Ord. No. 178 3rd <br />series, § 14, 10-10-2016; Ord. No. 243 3rd series, § 2, 4-13-2020; Ord. No. 274 3rd series, § 1, 6-13-2022) <br /> <br />68