HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance Summary No. 226-16 - TallGrassWeed.OrdinanceSummaryORDINANCE NO.4249
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SUBDIVISION
2 OF SECTION 5.03, SUBDIVISION 1 OF SECTION 5.05, AND
CHAPTER 48 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES,
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TALL GRASS AND
WEEDS.
The following is a summary of the Tall Grass and Weeds ordinance as adopted by the Rochester
Common Council on June 6, 2016, and is published pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Rochester
Home Rule Charter and Section 331A.01, subd. 10 of the Minnesota Statutes. The Rochester
Common Council approved the publication of this ordinance summary at its June 6, 2016,
meeting. A copy of this ordinance is on file at the Office of the City Clerk, 201 Fourth Street S.E.,
Room 135, Rochester, MN, and at the Rochester Public Library, 101 Second Street S.E.,
Rochester, MN.
This ordinance amends the current Tall Grass and Weeds Ordinance by permitting native and
naturalistic vegetation and landscaping, increasing the maximum height of grass and weeds
from ten inches to 12 inches, and providing for administrative citation enforcement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2016.
ATTEST:
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2016.
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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