The following words or terms, when used in this Article VI, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
BRUSH. Includes parts of plants, such as but not limited to, fallen twigs, tree and shrub branches, limbs, and trunks. BRUSH does not include
and construction material.
CLEAR VIEW TRIANGLE AREA. The triangular area to provide an unobstructed clear view to a height greater than three feet above the level of the center of the adjacent intersection or driveway within the triangle of land formed on the corner of the lot by measuring a distance of 15 feet along each lot line from the street – property line intersection or lot line and driveway.
FIREWOOD. Dry, clean wood such as “Presto Logs,” charcoal or cordwood used or intended for use as heating fuel inside a residence or for an outdoor recreational fire. FIREWOOD does not include wood that is green, with leaves or needles, rotten, wet, oil soaked or treated with paint, glue or other preservatives; construction debris; or refuse. See additional restrictions on firewood for recreational fires in § 6.12 and firewood storage in § 10.57.
MANAGED NATURAL LANDSCAPES. Planned, intentional, and maintained plantings of native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but not limited to
,
, and
. MANAGED NATURAL LANDSCAPES do not include
left unattended for the purpose of returning to a natural state.
MEADOW VEGETATION. Grasses and flowering broad-leaf plants that are native to, or adapted to, the State of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow and prairie plant communities, not including
.
NOXIOUS WEED. An annual, biennial, or perennial plant that the state’s commissioner of agriculture designates to be injurious to public health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock, or other property as defined in M.S. § 18.77, subd. 8 and designated by the State of Minnesota under M.S. § 18.79, subd. 13.
ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. Grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers purposely planted for aesthetic reasons.
RAIN GARDEN. A native plant garden that is designed not only to aesthetically improve properties, but also to reduce the amount of stormwater and accompanying pollutants from entering streams, lakes, and rivers.
TURFGRASS LAWN. A lawn composed mostly of grasses commonly used in regularly cut lawns or play areas, including but not limited to bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass blends, intended to be maintained at a height of no more than eight inches.
VOLUNTEER WOODY VEGETATION. Woody plants, such as trees or shrubs, that appear spontaneously or unintentionally in a specific area without deliberate human planting or cultivation.
WEEDS. Herbaceous plants and
, generally not valued, growing wild, and regarded as hindering the growth of desired vegetation, excluding
.
(1958 Code, § 163.08(1)) (Ord. 208, passed 10-15-1959; Ord. 63-23, passed 7-1-1963; Ord. 2009-3, passed 2-2-2009; Ord. 2011-16, passed 8-1-2011; Ord. 2024-13, passed 5-6-2024)