HomeMy WebLinkAbout111-04 Rear Yard and Erosion Control
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ORDINANCE NO. 1 11 - 04
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 401.401 AND 605.200 OF THE CITY CODE TO
INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR REAR YARD TURF ESTABLISHMENT AND EROSION
CONTROL
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain that:
1. Section 401.401 of t he Prior Lake City Code is hereby delete d in its entirety and a new
Section 401.401 as set forth below is added:
Any person engaging in the construction of a new one - or two - family dwelling, either
attached or detached, will complete all exterior items a ssociated with such construction,
including but not limited to grading, sodding, landscaping, tree planting, driveways, siding
and painting. All boulevard, front and side yard areas must be sodded except those areas
that are otherwise landscaped, and all rear yards must be seeded or sodded. Turf must be
established within the time specified by the temporary certificate of occupancy.
2. Section 605.200 of the Prior Lake City Code is amended to add the following language:
(5) Allowing any soil or other deb ris to wash or erode from private property or construction
sites onto the public street, drainage system, adjacent property, ponds, wetlands or lake
system.
(6) Failure to take appropriate measures to contain soil or sediment on a property or
construction site from eroding, as described in subparagraph (5) above.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
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Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 2 day of May, 2011.
ATTEST:
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City Manager Mayor
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Published in the Prior Lake American on the 7 day of May, 2011.
Phone 952.447. 9800 / Fax 952.44 7 . 4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com