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ORDINANCE NO4?3
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE
SECTIONS 826.09, 826.19, 826.48
826.60 AND 828.73
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA DOES ORDAIN:
Sections 826.09, 826.19, 826.48, 816.60 and 828.73 of the Medina City Code
of Ordinances shall be amended by adding the underlined material as follows:
826.09. Permitted Uses. Within the Agricultural Preservation District, no
structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses:
Subd. 1. Agricultural Land Uses.
Subd. 2. Essential Services.
Subd. 3. Public Recreation.
Subd. 4. Single family detached residences - one non -farm dwelling per
quarter -quarter Section (40 acres more or less).
Subd. 5. Landspreading of yard waste in compliance with the conditions of
section 828.73 of this ordinance.
826.19. Permitted Uses. Within the Rural Residential District, no structure
or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses:
Subd. 1. Single family detached residences.
Subd. 2. Agricultural land uses.
Subd. 3. Essential Services.
Subd. 4. Public Recreation.
Subd. 5. Landspreading of yard waste in compliance with the conditions of
section 828.73 of this ordinance.
826.48. Permitted Uses. Within the Rural Commercial District, land may
be used for landspreading of yard waste in compliance with the conditions of
section 828.73 of this ordinance.
826.60. Permit Uses. Within the Rural Industrial District, land may be used
for landspreading of yard waste in compliance with the conditions of section 828.73
of this ordinance.
Section 828.73. Landspreading of Yard Waste. Subdivision 1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings
given to them,
"Landspreading" means the application and incorEporation of yard
waste on land used for agriculture for the purpose of improving the
fertility of the soil or reducing soil erosion.
"Yard waste" means leaves, grass clippings and herbaceous plant
materials but does include brush, tree trimmings or other woody plant
materials or any other or ante or inorganic materials. Yard waste
contaminated with more than .10 percent of extraneous materials by
weight or volume shall not be considered yard waste within the
meaning of this ordinance.
"Incorporation" means plowing or disking yard waste Into the soil to a
depth sufficient to prevent blowing of yard waste or to mitigate pests
and odor.
"Active Land Management" means conductin_ a •ro• am of soil
testing and introduction of additives when needed to correct pH or
other soil imbalances.
Subd. 2. Landspreading of yard waste shall be permitted only in those zones
in which it is a specifically permitted use and only under the following conditions:
a. Yard waste shall be received -at the application site in containerless bulk
form and not in plastic or other bps or boxes. Vehicles deliver ng yard
waste must be enclosed.
b. Yard waste may be applied within any 12 month period at a rate not to
exceed 3 incJ.hes in depth or such lesser amount as may be necessary to allow
complete incorporation:
c. Yard waste may not be delivered, transferred or stored within 300 feet, nor
spread within 100 feet of any residential buildin,gl except the dwelling
occupied by the landowner.
d. No yard waste may be stored within 300 feet nor spread within 100 feet of
any body of water or any area designated as class "A" floodplain by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
e. Yard waste must be spread within 5 days and incorporated within 15 days of
the date of receipt. Yard waste received after a 1 inch deeo ground freeze
must be incorporated by the following May 1.
f. All vehicles delivering yard waste must be in compliance with weight limits
on the roads utilized.
Extraneous materials must be removed from the site within 24 hours.
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h. The landspreading operation, including delivery, storage, spreading and
incorporation, shall not generate off -site nuisances of a greater amount or
different type than is typically associated with farming. Such off -site
nuisances include, but are not limited to, dust, odor and wind blown debris or
yard waste. The operation shall be free of litter and vermin.
Landspreading shall be accomplished in accordance with the regulations and
requirements of all other agencies, organizations or entities having
jurisdiction over such activity.
Landspreading operations shall be suspended or terminated if at any time it
is deemed that conditions exist constituting a fire hazard or if there is a
threat to surface or ground water from runoff or leachate. The city may
inspect the site at any reasonable time without prior notice to ensure
compliance with this ordinance.
k. Landspreading shall be accompanied by a program of active land
management designed to enhance fertility and reduce soil erosion.
1. On rented or leased sites, landspreading may occur only with the permission
of the land owner.
m. Landspreading may occur only after the landspreader has posted financial
security with the city in a form and amount satisfactory to the city to
ensure compliance with this ordinance.
This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Medina this \.3 day of
- , 1990.
Thomas Andersn Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna Roehl, Clerk -Treasurer (� c
Published in th'e Crow River News this / day of �C f i z-L'%' , 1990.
ME230-001
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