Activities allowed with a vegetation permit.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 68.264
in effectSec. 68.264. - Activities allowed with a vegetation permit.
(a) Only the following intensive vegetation clearing activities are allowed with a vegetation permit:
(1) Clearing of vegetation that is dead, diseased, dying, or hazardous;
(2) Clearing to prevent the spread of diseases or insect pests;
(3) Clearing to remove invasive non-native species.
(4) Clearing to prepare for restoration and erosion control management activities consistent with a plan approved by the zoning administrator.
(5) The minimum necessary for development that is allowed with a building permit or as an exemption under division 9.
(b) General Performance Standards. The following standards must be met, in addition to a restoration plan under section 68.266, in order to approve a vegetation permit:
(1) Development is sited to minimize removal of or disturbance to natural vegetation;
(2) Soil, slope stability, and hydrologic conditions are suitable for the proposed work as determined by a professional engineer;
(3) Clearing is the minimum necessary and designed to blend with the natural terrain and minimize visual impacts to public river corridor views;
(4) Vegetation removal activities are conducted so as to expose the smallest practical area of soil to erosion for the least possible time; and
(5) Any other condition determined necessary to achieve the purpose of this section.
(Ord. No. 25-72, § 1, 12-10-25)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITVIIIZOCO_CH68ZOCOLOMARICOOVDI_ARTII68.200.MRMIRICOCRAROVDI_DIV668.260.VEMA_S68.264ACALVEPEFetched: 11/1/2026