Minneapolis trees
CODE OF ORDINANCES City of MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Codified through Ord. No. 98-Or-008,

 enacted February 20, 1998. (Supplement No. 15, Update 3)
  CHARTER*
   CHAPTER 16. PARKS AND PARKWAYS*
     Section 6. Tax levy--Park and Recreation Fund. The said Park and Recreation Board shall

 annually, on or before the tenth (10th) day of October in each year, transmit to the Auditor

of Hennepin County an estimate in writing of the amount of money necessary for the payment of

interest on bonds issued by said Board, and that will be required for the acquiring, equipping,

 improving, maintaining, operating and governing parks, parkways, playgrounds and other

recreational facilities and conducting recreational 

The said Park and Recreation Board in addition to all other power and authority, is hereby

authorized and empowered, and it shall be its duty to levy annually upon all the property,

real and personal, a tax not exceeding 1/20 of a mill upon each dollar of the assessed valuation

 of this City, for the purpose of protecting, caring for, replacing and maintaining the shade

and ornamental trees and shrubbery in the streets and avenues of the City.

Provided, however, that grants and real estate mentioned shall be subject only to the levy

and collection of taxes now or hereafter provided by law, and provided, further, that the

rate of such levy shall not exceed the maximum fixed by the Board of Estimate and Taxation

in any year. All taxes so levied shall be certified to the County Auditor of this county on

or before the 10th day of October of each year and shall be collected with, and the payment

 therefor enforced in the same manner as such general tax and with like penalties and interest.

The tax collected for the protection and preservation of trees and shrubbery

shall be paid to the City Comptroller-Treasurer [Finance Officer] and placed in a fund to be

known as "Street Forestry Fund," and all moneys collected and paid to the credit of such fund

shall be paid by warrant of the Park and Recreation Board and signed by the President and

Secretary of such Board and countersigned by the City Comptroller-Treasurer [Finance Officer].

 (As amended 6-28-68; 11-5-74)

Section 16. Planting of Trees. The Board of Park Commissioners [Park and

Recreation Board] of the City of Minneapolis shall hereafter have the authority to direct and

regulate the planting and preservation of shade and ornamental trees and

shrubbery in the streets, alleys and public grounds of said City.



No shade or ornamental trees or shrubbery growing in the streets, alleys

and public grounds of said City, shall be destroyed or removed except by leave in writing first

 obtained from the President of said Board of Park Commissioners [Park and Recreation Board];

the same to be duly countersigned and recorded by the Secretary of said Board.



Special law reference--For a special act relating to the planting, care, protection, etc., of

trees and shrubs in the city, see Laws 1969, Ch. 593, as amended by Laws 1974,

 Ch. 108.

Section 17. Shade Trees. Said Park and Recreation Board may in its discretion

 cause suitable shade trees to be planted along, and upon any street or alley

, or any portion thereof, and upon any public grounds in said city; and may cause to be assessed

 upon the piece or parcel of land abutting and upon such street, alley or public ground, and

benefited by such improvement, the cost of purchasing and planting such trees,

 together with such sum as may be deemed necessary for the proper care of said trees

 for the period of three (3) years after such planting.



The sum so assessed shall not be greater than fifty (50) cents per front foot upon any piece

or parcel; and any trees that may die within three years after having been

planted by said Park and Recreation Board shall be replaced by said Board without additional

assessment.




(e) Have a deleterious effect upon trees, plants or other forms of vegetation.

 (Code 1960, As Amend., § 180.015; 76-Or-201, § 2, 11-12-76)



Clearing and grubbing is the cutting and removal of trees, shrubs, bushes,

windfalls and other vegetation including removal of stumps, roots, and other remains in the

designated areas.



(7) A clear and definite delineation of any areas of vegetation or trees to

be saved.

74.20. Attachment of animals to <Picture>trees<Picture>, posts prohibited. No person shall

attach in any manner any animal under his or her care, custody, or control to any tree, shrub,

or other planting, or to any post or pole growing or being in any public place within the city.

 (Code 1960, As Amend., § 816.020; Ord. of 6-13-75, § 2; Pet. No. 248858, § 11, 3-31-89)



(e) For purposes of this article, "undeveloped property" shall mean any property which is

unimproved above ground level except for paving, shrubbery, trees and

similar plantings and except for one single story accessory building having a total floor

area not exceeding three hundred (300) square feet. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 41.040; Pet.

 No. 251752, § 64, 3-16-90)

ARTICLE IV. PRECAUTIONS IN USE OF CHRISTMAS TREES AND DECORATIONS* 

173.460. Rules in public places. Every hospital, rest home, institution, school, church,

hotel, clubroom, store and every place of public assembly or place of business to which the

public is invited which shall use, keep, install or maintain Christmas trees,

 electrical decorations, or the like, shall observe and comply with the following regulations:

(c) No trees used for Christmas decoration or display shall be placed in or

immediately adjacent to exit areas, light wells or stairwells in the buildings where the

 decoration has been set up.



(d) No candles shall be used on Christmas trees. No electrical decorations

shall be used on Christmas <Picture>trees<Picture> except in churches when used in connection

with religious or ceremonial services; provided, however, that this exception shall not apply

to regular Sunday School sessions. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 670.020)

173.470. Exception. The provisions of this article shall not apply to artificial <Picture>trees<

Picture> constructed of nonflammable materials. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 670.030)

202.100. Market available to producers. (a) All farm producers and market gardeners who raise

their own produce shall have first priority to the use of the public market on terms of equality

 and without discrimination, and subject to the provisions of this chapter. They shall be

allowed to sell on the public market wholesome fresh, canned, dried or prepared food products

of their own production or preparation; also certain other products of their farm, garden,

greenhouse, apiary, or of the forest, such as flowers, plants, nuts, herbs, hay, straw,

Christmas <Picture>trees<Picture> and greens; provided, that in so doing they comply with all

 of the provisions of this Code and other applicable laws covering the handling and

distribution of edible food products.


227.90. Offensive conditions and vegetation declared. No owner, agent or occupant of any

privately owned lands or premises shall place upon, or permit upon the owner's premises

any noxious weeds as are defined in Section 18.171 of the Minnesota State Statutes, dirt or

 rubbish, or any swill, offal, garbage (except in authorized containers), ashes, barnyard

litter, manure, yard cleanings, dead animals, or any other foul or unhealthy material, or

any other condition on said premises, in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance. Any

weeds or grass growing upon any lot or parcel of land in the city to a greater height

than eight (8) inches or which have gone or are about to go to seed are hereby declared to be

 a nuisance condition and dangerous to the health, safety and good order of the city.

Exception: Ground cover planted and maintained above earth-sheltered buildings need not

comply with the height limitation of this section; however, such ground cover shall not

contain noxious weeds. Fallen <Picture>trees<Picture>, fallen tree limbs, dead <Picture>trees<

Picture>, dead tree limbs, which in the opinion of the director of inspections constitute a

health, safety or fire hazard, are declared to be a nuisance condition. Further, when in the

opinion of the director of inspections, <Picture>trees<Picture>, brush and plant growth, which

due to location and manner of growth constitute a hazard to the public or may cause injury or

damage to persons or property when such growth is in violation of sections 244.1580 or 427.280

 shall also constitute a nuisance condition. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 782.010; Ord. of 7-26-74,

 § 1; 80-Or-180, § 1, 8-8-80; 82-Or-181, § 1, 9-24-82; 84-Or-147, § 1, 8-10-84; 84-Or-176,

 § 1, 9-28-84; Pet. No. 251060, § 51, 12-15-89)



Lawn. Any yard, lawn, park, golf course, athletic field, landscaped area containing grass,

 plants, <Picture>trees<Picture> or other vegetation, or other similar property whether

privately or publicly owned.

244.1570. Grading and drainage. All premises shall be graded and maintained so as to prevent

 the accumulation of stagnant water on said premises or within any building or structure

located thereon, and every premises shall be continuously maintained in a sanitary,

 erosion-free, and dust-free condition by suitable landscaping with grass, <Picture>trees<

Picture>, shrubs, or other planted ground cover, or by paving with asphalt, concrete, or by

such other suitable means as shall be approved by the director of inspections. Where a premises

is occupied or shared by fewer than three (3) dwelling units, the continued maintenance of the

top of page