Ord 273 Controlling WeedsCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.273
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1001
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1 Ordinance No. 1001, known and referred to as "AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OF WEEDS, AND OTHER RANK,
POISONOUS OR HARMFUL VEGETATION IN THE CITY OF MENDOTA
HEIGHTS," is hereby amended in the following respects.
A. Section 4. PENALTY, shall be renumbered as Section 6.
B. A new section shall be added to said Ordinance No. 1001,
and shall provide as follows:
SECTION 4. EXEMPTION
An application for an annual exemption from the above
requirements may be filed with the Weed Inspector. The Weed
Inspector may grant exemption from strict compliance of this
ordinance if in his determination the property meets certain
criteria. The Inspector will give consideration for exemption to
properties which he determines to be wetland areas, wooded areas,
steep slopes, large undeveloped parcels, wildlife habitats,
nature preserves or properties adjacent thereto, or to those
portions of developed residential lots which are designated as
natural and planted with decorative plants such as prairie grass
and wild flowers. Unimproved portions of City parks, State owned
property, rights-of-way, and ditches are exempt from compliance
with the provisions of this ordinance.
Exemptions authorized by the Weed Inspector are subject to
revocation should any of the following conditions be determined
to exist: noxious weeds are found to be present subsequent to the
granting of an exemption; the exemption results in creation of a
sight obstruction or hydrant obstruction; an unusual number of
complaints are lodged with the Weed Inspector; or the property
becomes a disposal site for grass clippings, branches or other
forms of debris.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its publication according to law.
Enacted and ordained into an ordinance this Fifth day of March, 1991.
Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor
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Kathleen M. Swanson, City Clerk