HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2022-12(1)
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-12
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 4, 7, 8, 10, AND 20
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE (2022004)
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Amendment. Section 410.15, Subd. 1 of the Plymouth City Code (RENTAL
LICENSING—APPLICATION FOR LICENSES) is amended as follows:
Subd. 1. Name, business or residence address and telephone number of the owner of
the dwelling. If the owner is a partnership, the name of the partnership, the name, residence
address of the managing partner, and the full name and address of all partners. If the owner is
a corporation, the name and address of the corporation, and the name and address of the chief
operating officer;. in In cases where the owner of a dwelling resides outside of the seven-
county metropolitan area consisting of the following counties: counties of Hennepin, Anoka,
Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, and Carver, Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, or Chisago; the
owner’s agent/contact person shall reside within the seven-county area one of the 11 counties
listed herein.
Section 2. Amendment. Section 425.01, Subd. 6 of the Plymouth City Code (GRADING AND
EROSION CONTROL PLAN—GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL PLAN) is amended as follows:
Subd. 6. All grading and construction activity that results in disturbance of the ground
shall comply with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s General Permit to Discharge
Stormwater Associated with Construction Activity No. MN-R100001, the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency’s General Permit to Discharge Stormwater Associated with Small Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer Systems No. MNR040000, and the Minnesota Stormwater Manual.
(2)
Section 3. Amendment. Section 725.165 of the Plymouth City Code (STORM DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS—SALT STORAGE) is added as follows:
725.165. Salt Storage. Proper salt storage practices are required at commercial,
institutional, and industrial facilities in accordance with the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency’s General Permit to Discharge Stormwater Associated with Small Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer Systems No. MNR040000. The following requirements apply to all designated salt
storage areas at commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities:
A. Salt storage areas must be fully covered or indoors.
B. Salt storage area must be located on an impervious surface.
C. Practices such as sweeping, diversions, and/or containment must be
implemented to reduce exposure when transferring material in designated salt
storage areas.
Section 4. Amendment. Section 800.02, Subd. 17. C. 3. b. of the Plymouth City Code
(CONSTRUCTION IN STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS—PUBLIC RIGHT‐OF‐WAY REGULATIONS) is
amended as follows:
b. Notice of said hearing shall be published once in the official newspaper at
least two weeks 10 calendar days prior to the hearing, and shall be mailed to all
landowners of property directly abutting the area to be vacated and to all utility
companies serving the area.
Section 5. Amendment. Section 807.03 of the Plymouth City Code (Vegetation
Management—Vegetation Length) is amended as follows:
807.03. Vegetation Length. Except in a natural preserves as defined where native
landscapes are allowed under in Section 811 of the City Code this Chapter and except on
property zoned FRD (Ffuture Rrestricted Ddevelopment (FRD) as defined in Section 21350 of
the City Zoning Ordinance, the length of turf grass and/or rank vegetation may not exceed
eight inches.
(3)
Section 6. Amendment. Section 811 of the Plymouth City Code (Natural Preserves) is
amended as follows:
Section 811 – Natural PreservesNative Landscapes
811.01. Purpose and Intent. It is the policy of the City to encourage preservation,
including appropriate management, of natural areas within the community. To this end, the
City will formally recognize areas within Plymouth where the City and/or a private property
owner find it is beneficial to maintain the area in a natural state. Native landscapes can add to
the richness and quality of life in the community. They can reduce the need for lawn irrigation
and chemical treatments, provide habitat for diverse plant and animal species, and provide food
for residents. The purpose and intent of this Section is to recognize and encourage variety in
landscapes, which includes but is not limited to, preservation or re-creation of natural areas and
provision of diversity in plantings.
811.02. Definition of Natural Preserve Native Landscapes. Publicly owned lands
designated as park or open space or private properties approved by the City which are Public
or privately-owned areas set aside to preserve, enhance, or re-create their natural
characteristics and qualities areas planted with native- or food-producing species.
811.03. Procedures to Establish a Natural Preserve.
Subd. 1. Designation without platting or site plan approval. To request natural
preserve designation, a property owner must submit a written application to the City. Lands
that the Council finds have merit as natural preserves will be so designated by Council
resolution. Ten days prior to Council action on a natural preserve, the City will mail
notification of the pending action to all owners of property within 200 feet of the boundary of
the property in question. An application for natural preserve designation must include the
following:
Fee established by Section 1015 of this Code.
A property survey that identifies the area to be designated. Unless otherwise authorized
by the Council as part of the approval process, a minimum of eight feet of maintained area
(e.g., sodded or mulched) is mandatory between the proposed natural area and any lot line,
building, parking lot or related drive aisle, or public roadway or trail.
A. A description of the existing and/or proposed vegetation types in the
area. The vegetation in the area shall consist of native plant communities or
native plantings, as approved by the City. The City will not designate areas as
natural preserves that consist of previously graded area with little or no topsoil,
which is simply overgrown with whatever vegetation will grow on the site. In
addition, extreme slopes may be excluded from natural preserve designation due
to inaccessibility or hardship in maintaining the slope.
(4)
B. A management plan. Lands designated as natural preserves shall be
managed to ensure compliance with State Noxious Weed Laws. The applicant
shall enter into a maintenance agreement for the natural preserve. The City may
require financial surety for maintenance of the natural preserve.
C. If the proposed natural preserve would, or is intended to, re-create
natural areas on a site (e.g., replacement of sod with native landscaping), the
areas for natural preserve shall not exceed 50 percent of the vegetated area of
the site.
Subd. 2. Designation as part of platting for site plan approval. If a property owner
requests natural preserve designation in conjunction with a plat or site plan approval, the
property owner shall follow the same requirements set forth in Subd. 1(b) through Subd. 1(f)
above. However, approval of a natural preserve that is requested with the platting or site plan
approval process will occur as part of the Council approval of the tree preservation plan or
landscaping plan associated with such request rather than in a separate resolution. (Ord. 2008-
08, 3/25/2008; Ord. 2009-08, 5/12/2009; Ord. 2018-18, 9/25/18)
811.03. Rules:
Subd. 1. Native landscapes shall not exceed 50 percent of the vegetated yard areas of
private properties.
Subd. 2. A minimum of 8 feet of maintained area (i.e., sod or mulch) is required between
native landscapes on private properties and any roadway, sidewalk, trail, or lot line.
Subd. 3. Compliance shall be met with Section 807 (vegetation management) of this
code.
811.04. Duration. A natural preserve shall continue to exist until such time as the City
determines that a property owner is not meeting the requirements outlined in this Section or
until the property owner requests that the designation be removed from the property. If the
City determines that a property owner is not meeting the requirements outlined in this Section,
at the owner’s expense, the natural preserve designation native landscape shall be revoked
removed and the subject area(s) shall be sodded or seeded with typical perennial lawn grass
(such as Kentucky bluegrass) that is mowed in compliance with Section 807.03 of this Chapter.
Section 7. Amendment. Section 1015.31, Subd. 2. (h) of the Plymouth City Code (PERMIT
PROCEDURES AND FEES—ZONING AND SUBDIVISION FEES: SPECIAL PROVISIONS) is deleted as follows,
and subsequent items shall be re‐lettered accordingly:
(h) Natural Preserve Fee: $75 for 1- and 2-family lots,
$150 for all other lots
(5)
Section 8. Amendment. Section 2025.05, Subd. 5. D. of the Plymouth City Code (NOISE—
HOURLY RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONS) is amended as follows:
D. Routine testing and maintenance of emergency back-up generators shall comply
with Section 2025.05, Subd. 2. Emergency back-up generators operated during power outages
are exempt from Section 2025.05, Subd. 2.
Section 9. Amendment. Section 2025.09 of the Plymouth City Code (NOISE—AIR
CIRCULATION DEVICES) is amended as follows:
2025.09. Air Circulation Devices and Generators. No person shall permanently install or
place any air circulation devise, except air conditioning units, or generator in any outdoor
location unless the device in that location will comply with the noise level standards prescribed
in Section 2025.07. Air conditioning units and residential emergency back-up generators are
exempt from this provision.
Section 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council on this 16th day of August, 2022.
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Jeffry Wosje, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jodi M. Gallup, City Clerk