13-10841r RESOLUTION NO. 10841
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF BILL NO. 2013-21
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above referenced ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the ordinance is cumbersome, and the expense
of publication of the complete text is not justified; and
WHEREAS, the following summary clearly informs the public of the intent and
effect of the ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield that the following summary is hereby approved for official publication:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO. 2013-21
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 925 OF THE CITY CODE BY
ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION RELATING TO LAWN MAINTENANCE;
ALLOWING MAINTAINED MEADOW/PRAIRIE VEGETATION; AND
DECLARING NOXIOUS WEEDS AND INADEQUATELY MAINTAINED
VEGETATION TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
On September 24, 2013, the Richfield City Council adopted an ordinance
designated as Bill No. 2013-21, the title of which is stated above. This summary of
the ordinance is published pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Richfield City Charter.
The purpose of the ordinance is to allow for a variety of landscaping in the city,
including more non-traditional types of landscaping such as prairie or meadow
vegetation. The ordinance provides maintenance standards and requirements for
transitioning to this non-traditional type of landscaping and declares noxious
weeds and inadequately maintained vegetation to be a public nuisance. Copies
of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk
during normal business hours or upon request by calling 612-861-9760 of the
Community Development Division.
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Nancy Gib: ity Clerk
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is directed to keep a copy of
the ordinance in her office at City Hall for public inspection and to post a full copy of the
ordinance in a public place in the City for a period of two weeks.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Ri field, Minnesota this 24th say of
September, 2013.
SR
ebbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy i ,Cit lerk
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