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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />2ND SERIES <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN, MINNESOTA, AM~ENDING EAGAN <br />CITY CODE CHAPTER ELEVEN ENTITLED "LAND USE REGULATION <br />(ZONING)" BY ADDING SECTION I1.10, SUBD. 15.1 REGARDING TREE <br />PRESERVATION REGULATIONS; AND BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE EAGAN <br />CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 11.99. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Eagan does ordain: <br /> <br />Section 1. F~an City Code Chapter 11 is hereby amended by adding Section 11.10, <br />Subd. 15.1 to read a~ follows: <br /> <br />Subd. 15.1. Tree Preservation <br /> <br />Findines and Purpose Statement. The City Council finds it is in the best <br />interest of the City of Eagan to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural <br />environment of the commun/ty and to encourage a resourceful and prudent <br />approach to the development and alteration of'wooded areas. In the interest <br />of achieving these objectives, the City of Eagan has established the <br />comprehensive tre& preservation regulations herein to promote the <br />furtherance o£the following: <br /> <br /> Protection 'and preservation of the environment and natural beauty of <br /> the City; <br /> Assurance of orderly development wi~in wooded areas to ~e <br /> tree and habitat loss; <br /> Evaluation of the impacts to trees and wooded areas resulting from <br /> development. <br />Establishment of mlr~irnal standards for tree preservation and the <br />mitigation of environmental impacts resulting from tree removal. <br />Prov/sion of incentives for creative land use and environmentally <br />compatible site design which preserves trees and rn/n~i~es tree <br />removal and clearcurting during development; and <br />Enforcement of tree preservation standards to promote and protect <br />the publ/c health, safety and welfare of the conunun/ty. <br /> <br />Definitions For the purposes of this Subdivision, the following terms shall <br />be deemed as stated: <br /> <br /> <br />