2025.11.04 Council Meeting Packet
4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
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Posted: Oct. 31, 2025
City Council Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
Time Meeting Location
6:30 p.m.
City council work session to discuss:
1. Police Department quarterly update.*
2. Speeding follow-up.*
3. Constituent issues update.*
4. New business.*
5. Announcements.*
Upper community room/Zoom
7 p.m. City council meeting Council chambers/Zoom
Immediately
following the city
council meeting
Continuation of city council work session, if necessary. Upper community room/Zoom
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4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
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City Council
Work Session Agenda
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Upper Community Room/Zoom
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City
Charter, the Crystal City Council work session was held on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at _____ p.m.
electronically via Zoom and in the upper community room at city hall, 4141 Douglas Dr., Crystal,
Minnesota. If the agenda items are not completed in time for the regular city council meeting at
7 p.m., the meeting will be continued and resumed immediately following the regular meeting.
I. Attendance
Council members Staff
____ Onesirosan ____ Bell
____ Budziszewski ____ Tierney
____ Cummings ____ Therres
____ Deshler ____ Elholm
____ Eidbo ____ Hubbard
____ Kamish ____ Kunde
____ Kiser ____ Struve
____ Sutter
____ Serres
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following agenda item s:
1) Police Department quarterly update.*
2) Speeding follow-up.*
3) Constituent issues update. *
4) New business. *
5) Announcements. *
III. Adjournment
The work session adjourned at ______ p.m.
* Denotes no supporting information included in the packet.
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(763) 531-1145 at least 96 hours in advance. TTY users may call Minnesota Relay at 711 or 1-800-627-3529.
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4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
Posted: Oct. 31, 2025
City Council Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
7 p.m.
Council Chambers/Zoom Meeting
The city manager’s comments are bolded.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
The council will consider approval of the agenda.
3. Consent Agenda
The council will consider the following items, which are routine and non-controversial in nature,
in a single motion:
3.1 Approval of the minutes from the following meetings:
a. The city council work session on Oct. 21, 2025.
b. The city council meeting on Oct. 21, 2025.
c. The city council special work session on Oct. 23, 2025.
3.2 Approval of disbursements over $25,000 submitted by the finance department.
3.3 Approval of the list of license applications submitted by the city clerk.
3.4 Adoption of a resolution recognizing Veterans Day in the City of Crystal.
3.5 Appointment of ReNae Bowman to the Sustainability Commission.
3.6 Adoption of a resolution declaring several diseased trees on private properties as public
nuisances and ordering them abated.
3.7 Adoption of a resolution approving an agreement with WSB to develop construction
documents for projects in Forest School Park and Woodland Park.
3.8 Approval of an easement encroachment agreement for a sport court at 4824 56th Ave N.
4. Open Forum
(The city council appreciates hearing from citizens about items of concern and desires to set aside
time during each meeting for open forum. To provide ample opportunity for all, speaking time is
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limited to three minutes and topic discussion is limited to ten minutes. The mayor may, as
presiding officer, extend the total time allowed for a topic. By rule, no action may be taken on any
item brought before the council during open forum. The council may place items discussed
during open forum onto subsequent council meeting agendas).
5. Regular Agenda
5.1 The council will consider the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter IX Public Safety,
Section 910 Animal Control and adding Section 911 Beekeeping.
After receiving requests from residents for an expansion of domestic animals, specifically to
allow the keeping of ducks, the Council instructed staff to bring forward an ordinance that
provided the ability for residents to do so. Staff researched and looked at multiple other
jurisdictions on which to base the ordinance amendments. The proposed ordinance significantly
expands the ability for residents to keep and raise fowl and poultry. The proposed ordinance
also adds the ability for residents to keep honey bees. Lastly, the proposed ordinance updates
some of the existing language and adds several best practice sections regarding the regulation
of wild and exotic animals. The council is considering the first reading of the proposed
ordinance and is asked to provide feedback on the proposed terms. If approved, the second
reading and adoption will be considered on Nov. 18. Recommend approval of the first reading.
6. Announcements
a. City offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.
b. The city council will hold a work session on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the upper
community room at city hall and via Zoom.
c. The next city council meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall
and via Zoom.
d. The city is accepting applications for several volunteer positions on our boards and
commissions. We have openings on the Sustainability Commission, Inclusion and Diversity
Commission, Planning Commission, Employee Review Board, and on the Metro Blue Line
Business Advisory Committee. For more information, please visit the city’s website.
e. City council meetings and work sessions are open to the public. Current and previous
meetings are available for viewing and listening at www.crystalmn.gov.
7. Adjournment
*Denotes no supporting information included in the packet.
Have a great weekend; stay healthy. See you at Tuesday’s meeting.
Crystal City Council work session minutes Oct. 21, 2025
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City Charter,
the Crystal City Council work session was held at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2025, in the upper community
room at city hall, 4141 Douglas Dr. N., Crystal, MN, and via Zoom. Mayor Deshler called the meeting to
order.
I.Attendance
The city clerk recorded the attendance for city council members and staff:
Council members present: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
City staff present: City Manager A. Bell, City Attorney S. Tolar, Assistant City Manager/HR Manager
K. Therres, Recreation Director J. Elholm, Police Chief B. Hubbard, West Metro Fire-Rescue District
Fire Chief J. Kunde, Public Works Director/City Engineer J. Struve, Community Development
Director J. Sutter, Recreation Services Manager M. Margo and City Clerk C. Serres.
Also present were representatives of Yellow Tree Development: Vishal Dutt, Robb Lubenow,
Sheldon Berg and Cody Loud.
II.Agenda
The council and staff discussed the following agenda item:
1)Yellow Tree development concept for 7000 56th Ave. N (formerly Wells Fargo site).
At 6:57 p.m., Mayor Deshler recessed the work session.
Mayor Deshler reconvened the work session at 8:39 p.m. to continue discussion of the following
agenda items:
2)West Metro Fire-Rescue District quarterly update.
3)Recreation Department quarterly update.
4)Crystal Frolics update.
5)Commission appointment.
6)Council liaison reports.
7)Constituent issues update.
8)City manager update.
9)New business.
10)Announcements.
III.Adjournment
The work session adjourned at 11:10 p.m.
Julie Deshler, Mayor
ATTEST:
Chrissy Serres, City Clerk
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Crystal City Council meeting minutes Oct. 21, 2025
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1.Call to Order
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City Charter,
the Crystal City Council meeting was held on Oct. 21, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at city
hall, 4141 Douglas Dr. N. in Crystal, MN, and via Zoom. Mayor Deshler called the meeting to order.
Roll Call
Mayor Deshler asked the city clerk to call the roll for elected officials. Upon roll call, the following
attendance was recorded:
Council members present: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
City staff present: City Manager A. Bell, City Attorney S. Tolar, Assistant City Manager/HR Manager K.
Therres, Police Chief B. Hubbard, Recreation Director J. Elholm, West Metro Fire-Rescue District Chief
J. Kunde, Public Works Director/City Engineer J. Struve, Community Development Director J. Sutter
and City Clerk C. Serres.
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Deshler led the council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2.Approval of Agenda
The council considered approval of the agenda.
Moved by Council Member Budziszewski and seconded by Council Member Kamish to approve the
agenda.
Motion carried.
3.Consent Agenda
The council considered the following items, which are routine and non-controversial in nature, in a
single motion:
3.1 Approval of the minutes from the following meetings:
a.The city council work session on Oct. 7, 2025.
b.The city council meeting on Oct. 7, 2025.
3.2 Approval of disbursements over $25,000 submitted by the finance department.
3.3 Approval of the list of license applications submitted by the city clerk.
3.4 Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-91, accepting the donation of four fire suppression devices from
the Plymouth Masonic Lodge for the Police Department.
3.5 Approval of an amendment to the existing joint powers agreement with Hennepin County for the
Joint Community Police Partnership (JCPP) liaison position.
3.6 Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-92, declaring several diseased trees on private properties as
public nuisances and order them abated.
3.7 Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-93, approving updating the heating of the Public Works garage.
3.8 Approval of the 2026 regular City Council meeting and work session schedule.
3.9 Adoption of the 2026 fee schedule.
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3.10 Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-94, awarding a contract to WSB to provide professional services
for the 2026 Street Reconstruction Project.
Moved by Council Member Kiser and seconded by Council Member Cummings to approve the consent
agenda.
Motion carried.
4. Open Forum
No public comment was given during open forum.
5. Public Hearing
5.1 Mayor Deshler announced the purpose of the public hearing:
To receive comment and council consideration of a resolution approving the assessment roll for
the 2025 delinquent accounts.
City Manager Adam R. Bell addressed the council.
Mayor Deshler opened the public hearing for testimony.
The following person addressed the council:
• Denise Zechmann, 4623 Colorado Ave. N., regarding a tree removal special assessment.
Douglas Wold, 5254 Louisiana Ave. N., provided written appeals regarding special assessments.
There being no one else wishing to appear before the council to give testimony, Mayor Deshler
declared the public hearing closed.
Moved by Council Member Budziszewski and seconded by Council Member Kiser to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2024 – 95
RESOLUTION ADOPTING ASSESSMENT ROLL
FOR 2025 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried, resolution declared adopted.
6. Regular Agenda
6.1 The council continued the public hearing regarding civil penalties for violation of tobacco license
regulations by Zahid Beverage Group, LLC d/b/a Crystal Liquor Warehouse, located at 6200 56th
Ave. N.
Mayor Deshler reopened the public hearing.
City Manager Adam R. Bell addressed the council. KM Rassel Zahid, owner of Crystal Liquor
Warehouse, also addressed the council.
Mayor Deshler closed the public hearing.
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Moved by Council Member Budziszewski and seconded by Mayor Deshler that based on the staff
report, including the findings contained therein and the other information presented regarding
this matter, that a penalty of $1,500 and a five-day license suspension be imposed in this case.
By roll call voting aye: Budziszewski.
Voting nay: Onesirosan, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo, Kamish and Kiser.
Motion failed.
Moved by Council Member Eidbo and seconded by Council Member Kamish to table item 6.1 until
the end of the regular agenda.
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried.
6.2 The council considered civil penalties for violation of tobacco license regulations by Crystal
Tobacco and Cigar Outlet Plus, Inc. d/b/a Tobacco Outlet, located at 123 Willow Bend.
City Clerk Chrissy Serres addressed the council. Karim Mohammed Mishal, manager of Tobacco
Outlet, also addressed the council.
Moved by Council Member Budziszewski and seconded by Council Member Onesirosan that
based on the staff report, including the findings contained therein and the other information
presented regarding this matter, that a penalty of $1,000 and a one-day license suspension be
imposed in this case.
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried.
6.3 The council considered civil penalties for violation of liquor license regulations by VangCheng, LLC
d/b/a Liquor Barrel Wine and Spirits, located at 5628 West Broadway.
City Clerk Chrissy Serres addressed the council.
Moved by Council Member Budziszewski and seconded by Council Member Kamish that based on
the staff report, including the findings contained therein and the other information presented
regarding this matter, that a penalty of $1,000 and a one-day license suspension be imposed in
this case.
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried.
6.4 The council considered civil penalties for violations of liquor license regulations by RPSM LLC,
d/b/a Adair Liquor, located at 6001 42nd Ave. N.
City Clerk Chrissy Serres addressed the council.
Mayor Deshler opened the public hearing.
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Ravinder Singh, owner of Adair Liquor, addressed the council.
Mayor Deshler closed the public hearing.
Moved by Council Member Eidbo and seconded by Council Member Budziszewski that based on
the staff report, including the findings contained therein and the other information presented
regarding this matter, that a penalty of $750 and a one-day license suspension be imposed in this
case.
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried.
Moved by Council Member Eidbo and seconded by Council Member Kamish that based on the
staff report, including the findings contained therein and the other information presented
regarding this matter, that a penalty of $1,500 and a five-day license suspension be imposed in
this case.
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried.
The council continued discussion on item 6.1 regarding civil penalties for violation of tobacco license
regulations by Zahid Beverage Group, LLC d/b/a Crystal Liquor Warehouse, located at 6200 56th Ave.
N.
Moved by Mayor Deshler and seconded by Council Member Kamish that based on the staff report,
including the findings contained therein and the other information presented regarding this matter,
that a penalty of $600 be imposed in this case, and the five-day suspension be stayed on the basis of a
manufacturer error.
Voting aye: Kiser, Onesirosan, Budziszewski, Cummings, Deshler, Eidbo and Kamish.
Motion carried.
7. Announcements
The council and staff made announcements about upcoming events.
8. Adjournment
Moved by Council Member Budziszewski and seconded by Council Member Kiser to adjourn the
meeting.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
___________________________________
Julie Deshler, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
Chrissy Serres, City Clerk
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Crystal City Council special work session minutes Oct. 23, 2025
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City Charter,
the Crystal City Council special work session was held at 6:32 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2025, in the upper
community room at city hall, 4141 Douglas Dr. N., Crystal, MN, and via Zoom. Council Member Eidbo
called the meeting to order.
I.Attendance
The city manager recorded the attendance for city council members and staff:
Council members present: Eidbo, Kiser, Kamish, Cummings and Budziszewski.
Council members Deshler and Onesirosan were absent.
City staff present: City Manager A. Bell, Assistant City Manager/HR Manager K. Therres, Recreation
Director J. Elholm, Police Chief B. Hubbard, Community Development Director J. Sutter and City
Planner Dan Olson.
Also present were Damon Farber consultants Rachel Blaseg and Rachel Peterson.
II.Agenda
The council and staff discussed the following agenda item:
1)Town Center Vision Plan workshop.
III.Adjournment
The work session adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Forest Eidbo, Council Member Section 2
ATTEST:
Adam R. Bell, City Manager
3.1(c)
DATE: October 28, 2025
TO: Adam R. Bell, City Manager
City of Crystal City Council
FROM: Jodi Bursheim, Contracted Finance Director
RE: Expenditures over $25,000
Payee Amount
Finance Professional Services, Budget Implementation, &
Supplemental Accounting Support
Metropolitan Council Wastewater Services for November $157,087.86
Municipal Builders Inc JWC Pump House Improvements (Pass-Through Cost )$163,999.55
North Country Chevrolet Truck 106 Replacement for Parks Department $49,970.04
Waste Management (HRG) New Hope, Brooklyn Center, and Crystal September Recycling $162,144.15
WSB & Associates Inc 2025 Utility Reconstruction, GIS Migration, & Tree Inventory $79,650.75
LOGIS Software & IT Services $132,192.00
LRG Technologies LLC Mobile/Camera Trailer for Police Department $47,405.00
Northdale Construction Co 2025 Utility Reconstruction $769,869.69
UHL Company Community Center Automation Updates $33,749.75
MN PERA Employee & City Required Contributions for 9/26/25 Pay Date $76,139.95
IRS - EFTPS Federal & FICA Withholding Taxes for 10/10/25 Pay Date $77,729.23
MN PERA Employee & City Required Contributions for 10/10/25 Pay Date $76,139.95
HealthPartners, Inc.November Health Insurance Premiums $162,276.86
Golden Valley JWC JWC July Water Charges $336,766.90
$2,353,267.93
Description
Abdo LLP $28,146.25
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City of Crystal Council Meeting
Nov. 4, 2025
Applications for City License
Rental (new)
3405 Kyle Ave. N. – Nathan Levine
3433 Winnetka Ave. N. – Jesus Soto and Megan DuPuis (Conditional)
5127 53rd Ave. N. – Joan and Peace Kibaara (Conditional)
Rental (renewal)
5656 Adair Ave. N. – The Berkley Group Inc. (Conditional)
3335 Douglas Dr. N. – Drew and Terri Kabanuk (Conditional)
3816 Douglas Dr. N. – Thomas Eickholt (Conditional)
3400 Edgewood Ave. N. – Melissa Hamilton
6602-6606 Fairview Ave. N. – James Lehto (Conditional)
3101 Florida Ave. N. – Mark Sherva
5301 Hampshire Ave. N. – The Link (Conditional)
5324-5340 Hanson Ct. N. – RST Holdings II LLC (Conditional)
2710-2712 Jersey Ave. N. – Tim Morse
2947 Jersey Ave. N. – Thayalan Suntharalingam (Conditional)
5437 Maryland Ave. N. – C&N Wescoe Bauman (Conditional)
3337 Nevada Ave. N. #3701 – 3337 Nevada LLC
8427 Northern Dr. – Invitation Homes
5909 Quail Ave. N. – Adam Hardy
5809 Rhode Island Ave. N. – Adam Hardy
5601 Twin Lake Ter. – HPA JV Borrower 2019- 1 ATH LLC
3264 Xenia Ave. N. – C&N Wescoe Bauman (Conditional)
3826 Yates Ave. N. – Hennepin RP Funding LLC (Conditional)
7225 32nd Ave. N. – Mark Edblom
8000 32nd Pl. N. – Invitation Homes
8033 34th Pl. N. – Invitation Homes
8201 35th Ave. N. – Cosco Property 4 LLC (Conditional)
6215-6217 47th Ave. N. – Vallinayaki Palanisami (Conditional)
5328 49th Ave. N. – Invitation Homes
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CITY OF CRYSTAL
MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2025 – ____
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING VETERANS DAY
WHEREAS, America seeks to recognize and pay tribute to the dedicated veterans who have served
this great nation with such distinction, both in peacetime and in war; and
WHEREAS, our community has a continuing sense of gratitude to those who have given so much in
the defense of the freedoms that we all continue to enjoy; and
WHEREAS, the greatest acknowledgment of our freedom is to honor our armed forces veterans who
have sacrificed and, in many instances, paid the ultimate price for our freedom; and
WHEREAS, we, along with millions of other Americans, can attest to the importance of their
sacrifices for and contributions to our freedom and security.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Crystal City Council, that November 11, 2025, is declared
as Veterans Day in Crystal in honor of these dedicated men and women who protect our principles
of freedom and democracy.
Dated this 4th day of November 2025.
______________________________
Julie Deshler,
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Chrissy Serres,
City Clerk
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Memorandum
DATE: October 30, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Adam R. Bell, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consider Appointment of ReNae Bowman to the Sustainability Commission
____________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND
The City Council interviewed ReNae Bowman for appointment to the Sustainability Commission
on October 7 and further discussed the application on October 21. Applicant ReNae Bowman is
recommended for appointment to the Sustainability Commission to a Section I seat for a term
to expire December 31, 2026.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend a new appointment of ReNae Bowman to the Sustainability Commission for a
Section I seat for a term to expire 12/31/26.
ATTACHMENT
Commission Application – ReNae Bowman (Redacted)
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Memorandum Memorandum
DATE: November 4, 2025
TO: City Council
FROM: Jesse Struve, Public Works Director
Brad Fortin, Parks Superintendent
SUBJECT: Declare disease trees public nuisances and order them abated
Summary
City Code Section 2015 states that the City has determined that the health of the shade trees within the
city limits is threatened by shade tree diseases. It has further determined that the loss of shade trees
growing upon public and private property would substantially depreciate the value of property within
the city and impair the safety, good order, general welfare and convenience of the public.
Over the last few years the City has been working with around a hundred property owners to get
diseases trees removed. Of the properties contacted over the last year, 4 properties with confirmed
shade tree diseases have not responded to any City correspondence or removed the diseased tree(s). As
of October 31, 2025, the trees had not been removed. Since the City has contacted the properties
multiple times over the last 24 months and received no action, they are coming to Council for
abatement consideration.
City Code provides a process for which the Council needs to declare these diseased trees to be nuisances
so that the City can remove them. The process states that the City must notify the property owner,
provide the property owner the opportunity to speak directly to the Council at the Council meeting,
after which point the Council may take action to declare the tree a nuisance and order it abated.
Attached to this memo are the notification letters of the Council meeting. The properties have received
other correspondence from the City prior to the attached letters.
Attachment
•3911 Jersey Av. N. notice letter
•7724 59th Pl. N. notice letter
•7700 59th Av. N. notice letter
•4527 Vera Cruz Av. N. notice letter
•5608 57th Av. N. notice letter
Recommended Action
Motion declaring the diseased trees a public nuisance and ordering them abated.
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CITY OF CRYSTAL
MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE DISEASED TREES PUBLIC NUISANCES AND
ORDERING THEM ABATED AT SEVERAL PRIVATE PROPERTIES
WHEREAS, Crystal City Code 2015 governs shade tree diseases in the city of Crystal and provides a
process to declare them public nuisances and order them abated; and
WHEREAS, the trees on the property at the properties listed below have been inspected by the City’s
certified tree inspectors; and
WHEREAS, the certified tree inspectors confirmed the trees to be diseased with Emerald Ash Borer
disease; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Crystal as follows:
1. The City of Crystal declares the diseased trees at the properties listed below a public
nuisance, orders them to be abated, and directs the cost of such abatement to be assessed
against the property in accordance with the Crystal City Code and Minnesota Statutes,
Section 429.101.
List of properties with diseased trees to be declared a nuisance:
3911 Jersey Av. N. 4527 Vera Cruz Av. N.
7724 59th Pl. N. 7700 59th Av. N.
5608 57th Av. N.
Adopted this 4th day of November 2025.
______________________________
Julie Deshler,
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Chrissy Serres,
City Clerk
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 30, 2025
FROM: John Elholm, Recreation Director
TO: Mayor and City Council
City Manager Adam R. Bell
RE: Professional Services for Forest School Park and Woodland Park Projects
Background
Forest School Park and Woodland Park are neighborhood parks with aging facilities. Planned 2026
improvements include replacing the small shelter and play area in Forest School Park and the small
shelter, play area and basketball court in Woodland Park. It also includes replacing the existing
walkways with accessible trails/sidewalks between park features.
The proposed 2026 long-term plan (park improvements) includes $425,000 for each park; which is
anticipated to cover the cost of updating facilities here. However, applications have also been
submitted to the Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants program, in the amount of $200,000 for
each park. If these grants are successful, there would be a savings to the long-term plan. Grant
awards are scheduled for announcement in December.
WSB was hired in April of 2025 to prepare concept drawings for these improvements. Play area
equipment is being designed by a different firm. Concept drawings for Forest School Park were
reviewed by neighbors of the park on July 2 and concept drawings for Woodland Park were
reviewed by neighbors of the park on August 6. The park and recreation commission reviewed
plans as they were developed, with final concepts being reviewed this fall. Concept plans are also
available online.
WSB has provided a proposal, in the amount of $39,200, to provide final design, bidding and related
services for both Forest School Park and Woodland Park. The work will build on concept plans WSB
developed and modified over the summer (attached). Bidding will likely occur in the spring.
Requested City Council Action
Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution, entering into an agreement with WSB in
the amount of $39,200, to provide final design, bidding and related services for Forest School
and Woodland Parks.
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Forest School Park and Woodland Park Concepts
3.7
CITY OF CRYSTAL
MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-xx
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR
FOREST SCHOOL PARK AND WOODLAND PARK
WHEREAS, the City of Crystal owns and operates Woodland Park and has an agreement with
Robbinsdale Area Schools to operate Forest School Park, and
WHEREAS, the proposed 2026 capital improvement plan (park improvements) includes $425,000
each for Woodland Park and Forest School Park to replace aging facilities there, and
WHEREAS, Applications have been submitted to the Hennepin County Youth Activities Grants
program, in the amount of $200,000 for each park, to assist in funding these projects, and
WHEREAS, a public engagement process took place as plans were developed; which included
concept drawings being shared with Forest School Park neighbors in July, Woodland Park neighbors
in August and the park and recreation commission as plans were developed, and
WHEREAS, WSB developed these concept drawings, and have now provided a proposal to build on
these drawings by providing final design, bidding and related services for Forest School Park and
Woodland Park in the amount of $39,200.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Crystal:
A.To enter into an agreement with WSB, in the amount of $39,200; for final design, bidding
and related services for Forest School Park and Woodland Park.
B.To hereby authorize the mayor and city manager to sign agreements with WSB for this
project.
______________________________
Julie Deshler,
Mayor
Adopted this 4th day of November 2025.
ATTEST:
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Chrissy Serres,
City Clerk
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Mr. John Elholm
Recreation Director
City of Crystal
4800 Douglas Drive North
Crystal, MN 55422-1691
Re: Final Design for Woodland and Forest School Parks
Dear Mr. Elholm:
WSB is pleased to present this proposal for final design and quote services for Woodland and
Forest School Parks.
I.PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
We understand this project includes developing construction drawings for a new play area,
basketball court, drinking fountain, shelter, connection walks and landscaping at Woodland
Park and new shelter, drinking fountain, connection walks and landscaping at Forest School
Park. It is anticipated that each project will be quoted separately. Construction is anticipated
to be completed in the Summer of 2026.
II.SCOPE OF SERVICES
1.PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A.WSB will coordinate staff resources to deliver the project. This includes managing the
scope of services, budget, and schedule to align with the professional services
agreement.
2.TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY
A.WSB will perform fieldwork and develop topographical surveys at both Woodland and
Forest School Parks. These surveys will be prepared in AutoCAD format. The extent of
the surveys will be limited to the areas of improvements planned for these projects.
3.FINAL DESIGN
A.WSB will prepare final quote packages for the proposed park improvements. The quote
packages will include plans, details, and specifications suitable for the Client to pursue
competitive quotes for the construction of the improvements. Specific scope of work
includes:
1)Construction Plans (50%, 90%, 100% design) including:
a.Title Sheet
b.Site Removal and Erosion Control Plan
c.Site Layout Plan
d.Site Grading Plan
e.Water Utility Plan (for drinking fountain)
f.Restoration/Landscape Plan
g.Construction Details
2)Prepare cost estimate at 50%, 90% and 100% stages of design
3)WSB will develop specifications for quoting in accordance with the City’s standards.
Plans and specifications will be provided to the City in electronic PDF format.
4)The following meetings are included:
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a.One meeting to review 50% plans and construction cost estimate.
b.One meeting to review 90% construction documents and estimate. Refinements
following this step will be implemented as required to complete Construction
Documents to 100% completion for bidding purposes.
5)Permitting
a.Forest School falls under Shingle Creek WMC review. The project is anticipated
to be under the 0.5-acre threshold so no permitting is anticipated.
b.Woodland Park falls under Bassett Creek WMO. If disturbance is over 10,000
s.f. an erosion and sediment control permit is triggered. The project is
anticipated to exceed this minimum threshold so this permit will be prepared and
submitted on behalf of the City.
c.For both projects, design for storm water rate and quality control measures are
not anticipated and therefore have not been included.
d.Completion and submittal of Department of Labor and Industry plan review
permit for proposed drinking fountain.
i.Note: permit fees will be a reimbursable expenses billed in addition to fees.
4.QUOTING
A.WSB will provide services for quoting assistance, including the following:
1)Coordinate plan set availability to prospective contractors
2)Collect and respond to questions from prospective contractors
3)Issue addenda as necessary
4)Prepare tabulation of quotes
III.CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
A.WSB will provide all the professional services required to complete the project except the
following (may be added to scope at additional fee if requested):
a.Permitting, beyond what is included/noted above
b.Construction Administration
IV.PROPOSED FEE AND SCHEDULE
Compensation for the scope of services will be rendered on an hourly basis not-to-exceed the
amount of $39,200. Below is an estimated breakdown of fees by key tasks.
Woodlawn Park
Project Management: $ 1,000
Topo Survey: $ 2,300
Plans and Specifications: $16,300
Permitting: $ 2,800
Quoting: $ 1,800
Total: $24,200
Forest School Park
Project Management $ 1,000
Topo Survey: $ 2,300
Plans and Specifications: $10,400
Quoting: $ 1,300
Total $15,000
TOTAL $39,200
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If additional work outside of the above-described scope is determined necessary, the scope will be
identified and submitted to City for approval before proceeding with the additional work. This
additional work would be billed on an hourly basis in accordance with WSB’s Fee Schedule
corresponding to the year the work is performed.
Please feel free to contact me at 612-201-5949 or rslipka@wsbeng.com if you have any questions
concerning any part of this proposal. We appreciate the opportunity to assist you and your staff in
the completion of this project.
ACCEPTANCE
This letter represents our entire understanding of the project scope. All work under this letter
proposal will be governed by the Professional Services Agreement entered into between the City
of Crystal and WSB on the 10th day of February 2023. If the scope and fee appear to be
appropriate, please fill out and sign on the space provided below and return one copy to our
office. We are available to begin work once we receive signed authorization.
Sincerely,
WSB
Robert Slipka, PLA, ASLA Jason Amberg, PLA, ASLA
Project Manager / Sr. Landscape Architect Principal / Director of Landscape Architecture
APPROVAL
I hereby authorize WSB to proceed with the above-referenced work under the terms and
conditions of the Professional Services Agreement entered into between the City of Crystal and
WSB on the 10th day of February 2023.
By: _____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Date: ____________________________________
By: _____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Date: ____________________________________
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ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT - 4824 56 TH AVENUE N
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__________________________________________________________________________
FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner
__________________________________________________________________________
TO: Adam R. Bell, City Manager (for November 4 Meeting)
DATE: October 29, 2025
RE: Approve an encroachment agreement with property owner of 4824 – 56th Avenue N.
A.BACKGROUND
In Spring 2025 the property owner at 4824 – 56th Avenue N. constructed a sport court in the
back yard and a patio on the west side of the home without first receiving approval of a
building permit application. Once city staff was alerted to the construction, the property owner
submitted an application, but it was discovered that the sport court and patio were partially
constructed over platted drainage and utility easement s. The sport court and patio meet other
zoning requirements, including green space requirements for the back yard.
Although the easements do not currently contain any utilities, the encroachment agreement
will protect the city’s ability to use the easements for their intended purposes and provides a
process for the removal of the sport court and patio in the easement areas at the city’s
discretion and at the property owner’s expense.
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Encroachment Agreement
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2024 Aerial Photo
Attachments:
A.Proposed encroachment agreement
B.Photos of sport court and patio
B.REQUESTED ACTION
Motion to approve an encroachment agreement at 4824 – 56th Avenue N.
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CITY OF CRYSTAL
ORDINANCE #-2025____
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER IX PUBLIC SAFETY, SECTION 910 ANIMAL
CONTROL AND ADD SECTION 911 BEEKEEPING
The City of Crystal ordains:
ARTICLE I. Chapter IX, Section 910 of the Crystal city code is hereby amended as follows and
renumbering the subdivisions as may be needed:
Section 910 - Animal control
910.01. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subsection have the
meanings given them.
Subd. 1. Animal. "Animal" means a dog or other domestic animal.
Subd. 2. Animal control officer. "Animal control officer" means an agency of the state,
county, municipality, or other governmental subdivision of the state which is responsible for
animal control operations in its jurisdiction.
Subd. 3. Commercial kennel license. "Commercial kennel license" means a license
required of any person, firm, corporation, or organization operating, or in control of, a
commercial kennel.
Subd. 4. Custodian. "Custodian" means any person, firm, corporation, or organization
that is temporarily responsible for the care, custody, or control of an animal, other than the
owner of the animal.
Subd. 5. Owner. "Owner" means any person, firm, corporation, organization, or
department possessing, owning, harboring, having an interest in, or having care, custody, or
control of an animal on more than a temporary basis.
Subd. 6. Commercial kennel. "Commercial kennel" means any place where dogs or other
animals are kept as part of a business involving the raising, selling, boarding, breeding, showing,
or grooming of dogs or other animals. The term includes pet shops, kennels, and other similar
types of operations.
Subd. 7. Dangerous dog. "Dangerous dog" means any dog that has:
(a)Without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on
public or private property;
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(b) Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner’s property; or
(c) Been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the
dog is potentially dangerous, the dog aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the
safety of humans or domestic animals.
Subd. 8. Domestic animal.
(a) "Class A Domestic animal" means a domesticated dog, cat, ferret, chicken, or pot-
bellied pig, or rabbit, which is harbored, fed, or kept by any person or group of
persons.
(b) “Class B Domestic animal" means a domesticated bird, including fowl and
poultry, ferret, rabbit, or any other domesticated bird or animal, which is
harbored, fed, or kept by any person or group of persons. Additional applicable
definitions for domesticated birds are as follows:
1. Drake: A male duck.
2. Fowl: A bird, such as a duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant that is used as food or
hunted as game.
3. Gander: A male goose
4. Hen: Female fowl or poultry.
5. Jenny: A female turkey.
6. Poultry: Domestic fowls, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese, raised for
meat or eggs.
7. Rooster: Male fowl or poultry.
8. Tom: Male turkey
Subd. 9. Great bodily harm. "Great bodily harm" has the meaning given it under
Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02, subdivision 8.
Subd. 10. Multiple animal license. "Multiple animal license" means a license required of
any person possessing or maintaining more animals on a property than is allowed under this
section without a license.
Subd. 11. Potentially dangerous dog. "Potentially dangerous dog" means any dog that*
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(a) When unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or
private property/
(b) When unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a
bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than
the dog owner’s property, in an apparent attitude of attack/ or
(c) Has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing
injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals.
Subd. 12. Proper enclosure. "Proper enclosure" means securely confined indoors or in a
securely enclosed and locked pen or structure suitable to prevent the animal from escaping and
providing protection from the elements for the dog. A proper enclosure does not include a porch,
patio, or any part of a house, garage, or other structure that would allow the dog to exit of its own
volition, or any house or structure in which windows are open or in which door or window
screens are the only obstacles that prevent the dog from exiting.
Subd. 13. Provocation. "Provocation" means an act that an adult could reasonably expect
may cause a dog to attack or bite.
Subd. 14. Special event. "Special event" means an event designated by city council
resolution and occurring in a city park, other than a designated dog park.
Subd. 15. Substantial bodily harm. "Substantial bodily harm" has the meaning given it
under Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02, subdivision 7a.
910.03. General provisions.
Subd. 1. Custodians of animals. A custodian is required to comply with the requirements
imposed on an owner under this section while the person is in possession of an animal.
Subd. 2. Animal control officer. The city manager shall designate the animal control officer.
Subd. 3. Enforcement. The police department and animal control officer are authorized to
enforce the provisions of this section, including issuing citations for violations, transporting
animals to the city animal pound, and destroying animals in accordance with the provisions of
this section.
Subd. 4. Interference with officers. An unauthorized person shall not take or attempt to
take from any officer any animal taken up by a police officer or the animal control officer in
compliance with this section, or in any manner interfere with or hinder the officer or agent of the
city in the discharge of the person's duties.
Subd. 5. Muzzles. When the animal control officer determines that a dog is infected with
rabies, the police chief may require that the dog be muzzled while in public.
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Subd. 6. Diseased animals prohibited. It is unlawful to knowingly bring into the city, or
have in one's possession, an animal that is afflicted with infectious or contagious diseases. Such
diseased animals must be destroyed in a humane manner unless the disease is curable and the
animal is under the care of, and receiving treatment from, a licensed veterinarian.
Subd. 7. Zoning regulations. It is unlawful to keep or harbor an animal or fowl, except
domestic animals, within any district of the city zoned residential, unless otherwise permitted by
the Crystal city code.
910.05. Vaccination of animals.
Subd. 1. Required. Each dog, cat, or ferret over three months of age must be vaccinated
for rabies. The vaccination must be administered by or under the supervision of a licensed doctor
of veterinary medicine. The certificate of vaccination must show that the animal has been
vaccinated in accordance with the current recommendation of the National Association of State
Public Health Veterinarians and the Centers for Disease Control of the United States Department
of Health, Education and Welfare. The certificate is prima facie proof of the required
vaccination.
Subd. 2. Vaccination tag. An owner must have a current rabies vaccination tag securely
affixed to the collar of its dog or cat when the animal is off of the owner's property. It is unlawful
to falsify a vaccination tag.
910.07. Regulations on number of animals.
Subd. 1. Noncommercial. The number of animals that may be kept on a property without
a license, or with a multiple animal license, are is as follows:
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Dogs Cats Pot-bellied
Pig
Chickens Combined Total
Number of
Animals
Allowed*
No license
required Up to 3 Up to 3 1 4 Up to 4
Multiple
animal
license
required
4 to 5 4 to 5 No more
than 1
allowed
No more
than 4
allowed
Up to 5
Class A Animals Dogs Cats Pot-bellied pig Combined Total
Number of Class
A Animals
Allowed*
No license required Up to 3 Up to 3 1 Up to 4
Multiple animal
license required
4 to 5 4 to 5 No more than 1 Up to 5
* No more than three dogs over the age of three months shall be kept on a property without a
multiple animal license. No more than three cats over the age of three months shall be kept on a
property without a multiple animal license. Without a multiple animal license, the combination of
dogs, cats, or pot-bellied pig shall not exceed four. A multiple animal license shall entitle a property
owner to keep no more than five total animals on the property. In no event shall more than one pot-
bellied pig be kept on a property. A pot-bellied pig is counted toward the total number of animals,
but chickens are not.
Class B Animals Maximum
number of
animals
allowed
Combined Total
Number of Class B
Animals
Allowed**
Chickens Up to 6 10
Turkeys Up to2 10
Ducks Up to 6 10
Geese Up to 2 10
Peafowl Not allowed N/A
Guinea fowl Not allowed N/A
Game birds (pheasants, quail, etc.) Not allowed N/A
Ostriches, emus, or other large
flightless birds
Not allowed N/A
Ferrets Up to 4 N/A
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Rabbits Up to 6 N/A
Small caged mammals (hamsters,
gerbils, mice, rats, etc.)
Up to 6 N/A
** Multiple animal licenses are not available for Class B animals. No more than a combined total of ten
chickens, poultry, ducks, or fowl is permitted per property. Other Class B animals, including, but not
limited to rabbits, ferrets, small caged mammals, birds, other than poultry or fowl, are not subject to a
total combined maximum number of animals. Every type of Class B animal is subject to individual
maximums.
Subd. 2. Commercial. Anyone engaging in the business of raising, selling, boarding,
showing, treating, or grooming Class A animals is required to obtain a commercial kennel
license regardless of the number of animals involved in the business.
Subd. 3. Sales and gifts prohibited. It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale, barter, or give
away baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl, or rabbits as pets or novelties, whether or not dyed,
colored, or otherwise artificially treated. Chicks, ducklings, other fowl, or rabbits under two
months of age are considered baby chicks, ducklings, or baby rabbits. This subsection is not to
be construed to prohibit the advertising, display, or sale of chicks, ducklings, other fowl, or
rabbits for commercial purposes by hatcheries or stores engaged in the business of selling them
for commercial purposes and which are equipped with proper brooder facilities to care for such
animals.
910.09. Multiple animal licenses and commercial kennel licenses. Every person proposing to
keep more animals on a property than are allowed without a license, or to operate a commercial
kennel, is required to obtain either a multiple animal license or a commercial kennel license from
the city and is required to comply with the provisions of this subsection. No license shall be
required for veterinarians as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 347.40.
Subd. 1. Application. Application for an appropriate license must be made using the
forms provided by the city and shall be submitted to the city clerk together with the payment of
the appropriate fees required by Crystal city code, appendix IV. The applicant must provide, at
the time of application, an up-to-date, detailed plan and description of the premises and
structures wherein the kennel is to be operated, the number and types of animals proposed to be
handled therein, and such other information as the city may deem necessary. If the application is
for a renewal of a previous license and no changes in the premises, structures, or operation have
been made or are contemplated to be made, a new plan or description need not be provided, but
the completeness and accuracy of the existing plan must be so certified.
Subd. 2. Procedure.
(a) The city clerk shall forward complete applications to the animal control officer for
review.
(b) The animal control officer shall review the application, conduct an inspection of
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the property if deemed needed, and make a recommendation regarding the
requested license.
(c) The city council shall determine whether to issue the requested license.
Subd. 3. License term. Licenses expire on April 30 of each year.
Subd. 4. Posting. A commercial kennel license must be posted in a conspicuous place on
the property. A multiple animal license need not be posted, but must be produced upon request
by the city.
Subd. 5. Vaccination of animals. A certificate of vaccination for rabies shall be kept for
every dog, cat, and ferret kept at a licensed premises and must be produced upon request by the
city.
910.11. Pot-bellied pigs. In additional addition to the other regulations contained in this section,
the following additional regulations shall apply to pot-bellied pigs.
Subd. 1. Only one allowed. No person may keep more than one pot-bellied pig, which
must be kept solely for the private use and enjoyment of the person.
Subd. 2. Single-family dwelling. A pot-bellied pig may be kept only by residents of
single familysingle-family detached dwellings.
Subd. 3. Neutered or spayed. All male pot-bellied pigs must be neutered by the age of
three months, and all female pot-bellied pigs must be spayed by the age of one year. The owner
shall maintain a record showing the animal has been neutered or spayed by a licensed doctor of
veterinary medicine upon the animal reaching the age indicated herein.
910.13. Other domestic animals.
Subd. 1. General Rule. It is unlawful for residents to keep any domestic animals outside except
when specifically listed as an exception below. Beekeeping is regulated under Section 911.
Residents may keep outdoors no more than a total of ten (10) of the following animals without a
permit: chickens, ducks, geese, or turkeys. Individual animal limits are shown in section 910.07.
It is unlawful to keep any domestic animal not specifically listed in this section, including, but
not limited to, a rooster, crowing hens, or large domestic animal such as a horse, cow, pony,
mule, donkey, pig, other than a pot-bellied pig, goat, or sheep.
Subd. 2. ChickensFowl and poultry. In additional addition to the other regulations contained in
this section, the following additional regulations shall apply to fowl and poultry, such as
chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys.
Subd. 1. Prohibitions.
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(a) No person shall keep on any single familysingle-family or two familytwo-family
residential property more than four six (6) total chickens, six (6) ducks, two (2)
geese, or two (2) turkeys. Chickens Allowed fowl and poultry are not counted
toward the number of animals that may be kept on a property without a multiple
animal license. The maximum total combined number of foul and poultry is ten
(10) animals.
(b) No person shall keep roosters, crowing hens, or adult male chickens, drakes, or
ganders on any property within the city.
(c) Chickens Fowl or poultry are not allowed on properties with three or more dwelling
units.
(d) Cockfighting is specifically prohibited within the city.
(e) The slaughter of chickens fowl or poultry is prohibited in the city.
(f) The raising of chickens fowl or poultry for breeding purposes is prohibited in the city.
(g) Chickens Fowl or poultry over the age of four weeks shall not be kept inside of a
dwelling or garage.
Subd. 2. Owner present. The owner of the chickensfowl or poultry shall live in the
dwelling on the property. If the property is not owner-occupied, then the property owner must
provide a written statement to the city confirming that the tenant may have chickens at the
property prior to obtaining the animals.
Subd. 3. Shelter requirements. Chickens Fowl and poultry shall be properly protected
from the weather and predators in a shelter or coop, and have access to the outdoors in an
enclosure or fenced area. The shelter and/or enclosure shall meet all of the following
requirements.
(a) Applicable building, property maintenance and zoning requirements of Crystal
city code, chapters IV and V;
(b) All electrical work shall be done according to applicable codes and with
appropriate permits;
(c) The shelter shall be situated closer to the chicken owner’s dwelling than to any of
the neighboring dwellings, and in no case closer than five feet to the lot line;
(d) Shelter and enclosure must not be located closer to an adjacent street than the
owner’s dwelling;
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(e) Screening from abutting residentially used properties and streets in the form of a
solid privacy fence of at least four feet in height constructed according to the
fence standards of Crystal city code, subsection 515.13, subdivision 7 shall be
provided for the shelter and enclosure;
(f) A shelter shall not exceed. 20 square feet in size and shall not exceed six feet in
height;
(g) An enclosure or fenced area for chickens fowl or poultry shall not exceed 20
square feet per bird and shall not exceed six feet in height, and shall have
protected overhead netting to prevent attracting predators and other animals
running at large;
(h) An enclosure or fenced area may be constructed with wood and/or woven wire
materials that allow chickens fowl or poultry to contact the ground; and
(i) The structure must be properly constructed and of quality materials to deter
rodents and predators.
Subd 4. Prevention of nuisance conditions. Owners shall care for chickens fowl and
poultry in a humane manner and shall prevent nuisance conditions by ensuring the following
conditions are met:
(a) The shelter and enclosure are maintained in good repair and in a clean and
sanitary manner free of vermin and objectionable odors;
(b) Feces and discarded feed is regularly collected and stored in a leak-proof
container with a tight-fitting cover to prevent nuisance odors and the attraction of
vermin until it can be disposed properly;
(c) Chicken Fowl and poultry feed shall be stored in leak-proof containers with a
tight-fitting cover to prevent attracting vermin;
(d) Chickens Fowl and poultry shall be secured inside of a shelter from sunset to
sunrise each day to prevent nuisance noise and attracting predators;
(e) Chickens Fowl and poultry shall remain in either the shelter or enclosure at all
times and shall not run at large; and
(f) The shelter shall be winterized to protect the chickens fowl and poultry in cold
weather
Subd 5. Sale of farm poultry or eggs. Owners must comply with all requirements and
performance standards for home enterprises in Crystal city code subsection 515.33, subdivision
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3b and all Minnesota Department of Agriculture requirements for the sale of eggs.
Subd. 6. Other Provisions. The City may prohibit the keeping of domestic animals if it finds
that: (i) any violation of this section of city ordinance or any terms and/or conditions have been
violated: or (ii) the animal or animals have become either a public nuisance or a hazard to the public
health or safety. Nothing herein is to be construed to prohibit or constrain any action allowed by law
designed to prevent the spread of disease or the imminent damage to persons or property caused by
such animal or animals.
Subd. 7. Sales. Nothing contained in this subsection is to be construed as permitting anyone
to keep or maintain animals for sale or as a part of a business, unless otherwise licensed or permitted.
Subd. 8. Exception. This subsection does not apply to pet stores or veterinary clinics.
910.15 Manner of keeping animals
Subd. 1. Sanitary conditions. It shall be unlawful to engage in any of the following:
(a) Keeping an animal in an unclean or unsanitary place or in an unclean or
unsanitary condition so as to endanger the animal’s health or safety;
(b) Owning, harboring, keeping, or having in possession or on one’s premises an
animal in a manner that produces an odor that can be detected by any person from
a location outside of the building or premises where the animal is kept; or
(c) Owning, harboring, keeping, or having in possession or on one's premises an
animal that by howling, yelping, barking, fighting or otherwise, produces noise
that disturbs the peace, quiet, or repose of a person of ordinary sensibility.
Subd. 2. Basic care. All animals shall receive kind and humane treatment from their
owners, which shall include proper, adequate, clean, ventilated, and sanitary housing or shelter
from the elements and sufficient food and water for their comfort. Failure to provide basic care is
a violation of this subsection.
Subd. 3. Removal of animal feces required. An owner or custodian shall immediately
pick up and remove any feces deposited on public property or on the property of another. Any
such person must have in their possession a means to collect and dispose of all fecal matter in a
proper manner.
Subd. 4. Accumulation of feces prohibited. An owner or custodian shall keep the
premises on which an animal is kept free from an unreasonable accumulation of fecal matter.
910.17. Confinement and control. A person who owns or keeps an animal, or the parent or
guardian of a person under 18 years of age who keeps an animal, may not permit the animal to be
on private land in the city unless the animal is effectively restrained from leaving the land by
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leashing or fencing, except on the owner's own private land. The owner of the land may keep an
animal on that land but the animal must be kept under the immediate supervision and verbal
command of a responsible person. A person having custody or control of an animal may not
permit the animal to be on public property in the city unless the animal is effectively restrained
by leash not exceeding six feet in length. An animal in heat must be confined in an enclosure that
prevents its escape and the entry of other animals. While on the owner's property, a dog
designated as dangerous must be kept in a proper enclosure and as otherwise provided in
Minnesota Statutes, sections 347.51 and 347.52, and this section.
910.19. Public nuisance.
Subd. 1. Violation. An animal is a public nuisance if its owner or custodian violates
Crystal city code, subsection 910.15:
(a) Three times within a period of 60 consecutive days;
(b) Four times within a period of 180 consecutive days; or
(c) Five times within a period of 360 consecutive days.
For purposes of this subsection, the date of a violation is the date the violation occurs, not the
date of conviction for the violation.
Subd. 2. Other nuisance conditions. An animal is a public nuisance if the animal:
(a) Attacks a person without provocation, causing injury to that person;
(b) Attacks a domestic animal outside the premises of the animal's owner, causing
injury to that domestic animal;
(c) Has a demonstrated propensity to attack without being provoked or to otherwise
endanger the safety of persons or domestic animals;
(d) Habitually interferes with the public use of a public right-of-way;
(e) Habitually destroys or damages real or personal property of a person other than
its owner; or
(f) Is required to be quarantined pursuant to Crystal city code, section 910.25, but is at
large.
Subd. 3. Proceedings for disposition of nuisance animals. An animal that is a public
nuisance under this subsection is to be disposed of in the manner provided by Minnesota
Statutes, sections 347.04 to 347.07.
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Subd. 4. Complaint. The complaint required by Minnesota Statutes, sections 347.04 to
347.07 may be prepared and presented to the district court by the animal control officer or any
peace officer designated by the police chief.
910.21. Commercial kennels.
Subd. 1. Design. Kennel floors and walls must be constructed of impervious and easily
cleanable materials and all structures, areas, and accessories shall be designed to facilitate
frequent and easy cleaning. All areas must be adequately and properly ventilated. Every kennel
must be suitably enclosed or fenced in such a manner as to prevent the running at large or escape
of animals confined therein. Doors, windows and other openings must be screened from May 1
to October 1. The premises must be provided with the adequate and safe sewer and water
connections, plumbing and plumbing fixtures.
Subd. 2. Construction. New kennels or repairs or alterations of existing kennels must
have plans filed with and approved by the animal control officer, and or the building official if
such construction is subject to the state building code, before a building permit may be issued.
All new construction or reconstruction must comply with this section and other applicable
provisions of this Crystal city code.
Subd. 3. Operation. Kennels must be maintained in a clean, healthful, sanitary, and safe
condition and so as not to create a health hazard or public nuisance. Kennels must be operated in
a humane manner, and the licensee and persons having charge thereof and their employees or
agents may not deprive the animals of necessary food, water or shelter, or perform any act of
cruelty to the animals or in any way further any acts of cruelty toward them or any act tending to
produce such cruelty.
910.25. Wild/exotic animals.
Subdivision 1. General rule. It is unlawful to keep or maintain a wild/exotic animal
within the city, which could pose a threat of injury to persons or damage to property. No person
shall keep any exotic animal or species when kept in such numbers or in such a way as to
constitute a likelihood of harm to the animals themselves, to human beings, or to the property of
human beings, or which constitutes a public or private nuisance.
Subd. 2. Definitions.
(a) The term “wild/exotic animal” means any one of a nonhuman species of the animal
kingdom, including those born or raised in captivity, except the following:
(1) Domestic dogs (excluding hybrids with wolves, coyotes, or jackals) properly
vaccinated against rabies.
(2) Domestic cats (excluding hybrids with ocelots or margays) properly
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vaccinated against rabies;
(3) Rodents such as hamsters, mice, gerbils, white rats, guinea pigs, nutrias,
chinchillas, minks, or hedgehogs, capable of being maintained continuously in
a cage, subject to limitations set forth in section 910.07;
(4) Rabbits, subject to limitations set forth in section 910.07;
(5) Captive-bred species of common cage birds;
(6) Small nonpoisonous, nonconstrictive snakes;
(7) Nonpoisonous lizards, iguanas, chameleons, salamanders and turtles or other
similar small reptiles, unless prohibited by state or federal law;
(8) Fish, unless prohibited by state or federal law;
(9) Domestically raised ferrets, properly vaccinated against rabies (must be
vaccinated yearly), subject to limitations set forth in section 910.07;
(10) Domestically raised fowl such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and
pigeons, subject to limitations set forth in section 910.07.
(b) Prohibited wild/exotic animals. Without limitation, the term “prohibited wild/exotic
animal” includes the following:
(1) Any member of the family Canidae, such as wolves, dingoes, coyotes, and
jackals, except domesticated dogs;
(2) Any crossbreed, such as the crossbreed between dogs and coyotes and dogs
and wolves;
(3) Any skunk, whether captured in the wild, domestically raised, de-scented or
not de- scented, vaccinated against rabies or not vaccinated against rabies;
(4) Any raccoon;
(5) Venomous snakes of the family Viperidae, such as adders, gabon vipers and
pit vipers; venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, such as cobras, coral
snakes, and sea snakes; the following three snakes of the family Colubridae:
the African twig Snake (Thelotomis Kirtland), the rear-fanged boomslang
(Dispholidus typus), and the Asian tiger snake (Rhabdophis forinus). Such
snakes are wild/exotic animals, whether or not such snakes are captured in the
wild or domestically raised, de-fanged or not de-fanged, de-venomed or not
de-venomed;
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(6) Alligators, crocodiles, and caimans;
(7) Any red-eared turtle (Pseudemys scriptae-legans) with a shell length of less
than four inches;
(8) Any animal or species prohibited by Federal or Minnesota law;
(9) All animals not specifically listed in subdivision 2a or 2c.
(c) Regulated animals. Animals regulated by Minnesota Statutes, section 346.155
including:
(1) All members of the Felidae family, including, but not limited to, lions, tigers,
cougars, leopards, cheetahs, ocelots, and servals, but not including domestic
cats or cats recognized as a domestic breed, registered as a domestic breed,
and shown as a domestic breed by a national or international multibreed cat
registry association;
(2) Bears;
(3) All nonhuman primates, including, but not limited to, lemurs, monkeys,
chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, marmosets, lorises, and tamarins;
(4) Any hybrid or cross between an animal listed in subsection 1, 2, or 3 above
and a domestic animal, and offspring from all subsequent generations of those
crosses or hybrids.
Subd. 3. Wild/exotic animal restrictions.
(a) No person shall keep or allow to be kept any regulated animal within the city without
a permit, whether or not the keeping of such animal is licensed by the state or federal
government. Furthermore, the keeping of such animals is subject to a determination
by the city that such keeping is consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare.
(b) No person shall keep or allow to be kept any prohibited wild/exotic animal. Any
person keeping any prohibited animal identified above may have it seized
immediately by animal control.
(1) Exceptions:
(j) This section does not apply to animals which are temporarily brought into
the city for the purpose of participating in any circus or show; nor to any
bona fide research institution, or veterinary hospital, provided protective
devices adequate to prevent such animal from escaping or injuring the
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public are provided.
(ii) In the case of regulated animals, those exemptions listed in Minnesota
Statutes, section 346.155, subdivision 7 shall apply.
(c) Permit required for regulated animals.
(1) Within 60 days after adoption of this section, a person who possesses a
regulated animal must notify in writing the city manager using a registration
form prepared by the Minnesota Animal Control Association approved by the
Board of Animal Health. The notification shall include the person’s name,
address, telephone number, and a complete inventory of each regulated
animal that the person possesses. The inventory shall include the following
information: number and species of each regulated animal; the microchip
number and manufacturer for each regulated animal if available; the exact
location where each regulated animal is kept; and age, sex, color, weight,
scars, and any distinguishing marks of each regulated animal. A certificate of
registration shall be issued to the possessor upon payment of the registration
fee, and if necessary, the site inspection fee. Fees for registration and site
inspections shall be in the amounts as set forth in Appendix B.
(2) A person who possesses a regulated animal must notify city manager in
writing within ten days of a change in address or location where the regulated
animal is kept.
(3) A person with a United States Department of Agriculture license for regulated
animals shall forward a copy of the USDA inspection report to the city
manager within 30 days of receipt of the inspection report.
(4) If a person who possesses a regulated animal has a microchip implanted in the
animal for identification, the name of the microchip manufacturer and the
identification number of the microchip must be provided to the city manager.
If a regulated animal is sedated for any reason and the animal does not have a
microchip implanted, a microchip must be implanted in the regulated animal.
Within 30 days after the microchip is implanted, the name of the microchip
manufacturer and the identification number of the microchip must be provided
to the local animal control authority. A person selling or transferring
ownership of offspring under six months of age as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 346.155, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), is encouraged to have
a microchip implanted in the animal prior to the sale or transfer. Within 30
days of acquisition, a person acquiring ownership of an offspring with a
microchip implanted shall comply with microchip information reporting
requirements under this section.
Subd. 4. Appeals.
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Any person aggrieved by a determination of the city manager under subsection 910.25 may appeal
such determination by filing a written notice of appeal with the city clerk not later than ten days from
the date of the manager’s decision. The appeal shall be made to the City Council, which will hear the
matter at a regularly scheduled meeting within 35 days of the date of the notice of appeal.
ARTICLE II. Chapter IX, section 911 of the Crystal city code is hereby established to read as follows::
Section 911. Beekeeping
911.01. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subsection
have the meanings given them.
Subd. 1. Apiary. “Apiary” means the assembly of one or more colonies of bees at a single
location.
Subd. 2. Apiary site. “Apiary site” means the lot upon which an apiary is located.
Subd. 3. Beekeeper. “Beekeeper” means a person who owns or has charge of one (1) or
more colonies of honey bees or a person who owns or controls a lot on which a colony is located
whether or not the person is intentionally keeping honey bees.
Subd. 4. Beekeeping equipment. “Beekeeping equipment” means anything used in the
operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies, supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors.
Subd. 5. Colony. “Colony” means an aggregate of bees consisting principally of workers,
but having, when perfect, one queen and at times drones, brood, combs and honey.
Subd. 6. Flyway barrier. “Flyway barrier” means a barrier that raises the flight path of
bees above head level as they come and go from a hive.
Subd. 7. Hive. “Hive” means the receptacle inhabited by a colony that is manufactured
for that purpose.
Subd. 8. Honey bee. “Honey bee” means all life stages and castes of the common
domestic honey bee, Apis mellifera species. This definition does not include wasps, hornets,
African subspecies or Africanized hybrids.
Subd. 9. Lot. “Lot” means a parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or for
building development.
Subd. 10. Nucleus colony. “Nucleus colony” means a small quantity of bees with a queen
housed in a smaller-than-usual hive box designed for a particular purpose, and containing no
supers.
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Subd. 12. Rooftop. “Rooftop” means the uppermost section of a primary or accessory
structure of at least one (1) full story and at least twelve (12) feet in height. Areas including but
not limited to decks, patios and balconies shall not be considered a rooftop.
Subd. 13. Super. “Super” means a box that holds the frames where bees will store the
honey.
Subd. 14. Swarm. “Swarm” means a group of bees, usually calm, with a queen that have
left a hive to find a new home.
Subd. 15. Swarming. “Swarming” means the process where a queen bee leaves a colony
with a large group of worker bees in order to form a new honey bee colony.
Subd. 16. Undeveloped property. “Undeveloped property” means any idle land that is not
improved or actually in the process of being improved with residential, commercial, industrial,
church, park, school or governmental facilities or other structures or improvements intended for
human occupancy and the grounds maintained in association therewith. The term shall be
deemed to include property developed exclusively as a street or highway or property used for
commercial agricultural purposes.
Subd. 17. Unusual aggressive behavior. “Unusual aggressive behavior” means any
instance in which unusual aggressive characteristics, such as stinging or attacking without
provocation, occurs. Provocation is an act that an adult could reasonably expect may cause a bee
to sting or attack.
911.03. Purpose.
Subd. 1. The purpose and intent of this section is to permit and establish requirements for
the keeping of honey bee colonies, hives, and equipment within the city and to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section. The City of Crystal recognizes that honey bees
are an asset to our community, important in the pollination of plants and in the production of
honey and other products.
Subd. 2. Compliance with this ordinance shall not be a defense to a proceeding alleging
that a given colony constitutes a nuisance, but such compliance may be offered as evidence of
the beekeeper’s efforts to abate any proven nuisance.
Subd. 3. Compliance with this ordinance shall not be a defense to a proceeding alleging
that a given colony violates applicable ordinances regarding public health, but such compliance
may be offered as evidence of the beekeeper’s compliance with acceptable standards of practice
among hobby beekeepers in the State of Minnesota.
911.05. Beekeeping Limited. No person shall keep, harbor, maintain or allow to be kept any hive or
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other facility for the housing of honey bees on or in any property within the City of Crystal except as
provided in this section, unless exempted by subsection 911.09.
911.07 Colony Location.
Subd. 1. Hives cannot be located in the front yard and must be located a minimum of ten
(10) feet from the rear or side property lines and twenty (20) feet from public rights-of-way,
unless further restricted elsewhere in this Code. A corner lot shall be considered to have two
front yards.
Subd. 2. Hives must be located a minimum of ten feet from any adjacent dwelling unit.
Subd. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, in each instance where a colony
is kept less than twenty-five (25) feet from a property line of the lot upon which the apiary is
located, as measured from the nearest point on the hive to the property line, the beekeeper shall
establish and maintain a flyway barrier at least six (6) feet in height, in conformance with the
standards prescribed in section 520, and must comply with the following:
(a) The flyway barrier may consist of a wall, fence, dense vegetation or a
combination thereof, such that bees will fly over rather than through the material
to reach the colony.
(b) If a flyway barrier of dense vegetation is used, the initial planting may be four (4)
feet in height, so long as the vegetation normally reaches 6 feet in height or higher
within two (2) years of installation. Vegetation must be maintained so that it
thrives and continues to meet these standards. If the vegetation dies or is not
maintained so that it complies with this code, then the vegetation must be
replaced.
(c) If a wall or fence flyway barrier is used, the materials must be decay-resistant and
maintained in good condition.
(d) The flyway barrier must continue parallel to the apiary lot line for 10 feet in either
direction from the hive, or contain the hive or hives in an enclosure at least 6 feet
in height.
(e) A flyway barrier is not required if the property adjoining the apiary lot line is (1)
undeveloped, or is (2) zoned agricultural or industrial, or is (3) outside of the City
limits, or is (4) a wildlife management area or naturalistic park land with no foot
trails located within 25 feet of the apiary. If the adjoining property becomes
developed, a flyway barrier must be erected according to the specifications of this
section. No pre-existing rights or status for a legal nonconformity shall accrue
under this subsection.
Subd. 3. No colony shall be placed upon a rooftop until the building inspector or its
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designee has determined that the location poses no health or safety risks and that the rooftop is
structurally sound to hold a hive and associated equipment and activities. If the building
inspector at any time determines that the hive or building conditions, or both, pose a risk to
public health or safety or is being kept in an unsafe condition, the deficiency must be repaired or
removed by the owner within ten (10) days of written notice from the city. If the deficiency is
not repaired or removed as required by the written notice, the hive must be removed at the
owner’s sole expense within fifteen (15) days of written notice from the building inspector.
911.09. Colony Density.
Subd. 1. No person is permitted to keep more than the following numbers of colonies on
any lot within the City, based upon the size or configuration of the apiary lot:
(a) One-half acre or smaller lot: two colonies.
(b) Larger than one-half (1/2) acre but smaller than three-quarters (3/4) acre lot: four
colonies.
(c) Larger than three-quarters (3/4) acre lot but smaller than one acre lot: six colonies.
(d) One acre but smaller than five acres: eight colonies.
(e) Larger than five acres: no restriction.
Subd. 2. If any beekeeper serves the community by removing a swarm or swarms of honey
bees from locations where they are not desired, the beekeeper shall not be considered in violation of
the colony density restrictions in this section if temporarily housing the swarm on the apiary lot in
compliance with the standards of practice set out in this ordinance for no more than six months from
the date acquired if the apiary site remains in compliance with the other provisions of this section.
911.10. Required Conditions.
Subd. 1. Honey bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames, which shall be
kept in sound and usable condition.
Subd. 1. Each beekeeper shall ensure that a convenient source of water is available to the
colony so long as colonies remain active outside of the hive.
Subd. 2. Each beekeeper shall ensure that no wax comb, syrup for feeding honey bees, or
other material that might encourage robbing by other bees are left upon the grounds of the apiary
lot. Such materials once removed from the site shall be handled and stored in sealed containers
or placed within a building or other vermin-proof container.
Subd. 3. For each colony permitted to be maintained under this ordinance, there may also
be maintained upon the same apiary lot, one nucleus colony in a hive structure not to exceed one
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standard 9-5/8 inch depth ten-frame hive body with no supers.
Subd. 4. Each beekeeper shall maintain their beekeeping equipment in good condition,
including keeping the hives painted if they have been painted but are peeling or flaking, and
securing unused equipment from weather, potential theft or vandalism, and occupancy by
swarms. It shall not be a defense to this ordinance that a beekeeper's unused equipment attracted
a swarm and that the beekeeper is not intentionally keeping bees.
Subd. 5. Hives shall be continuously managed to provide adequate living space for their
resident honeybees in order to prevent swarming.
Subd. 6. In any instance in which a colony exhibits unusual aggressive behavior, it shall
be the duty of the beekeeper to promptly re-queen the colony.
Subd. 7. Honey may be sold pursuant to city code and state and federal laws.
Subd. 8. The beekeeper shall be able to show they have had a complete course on
beekeeping, including, but not limited to, disease and mite management and swarm control.
911.13. Other provisions.
Subd. 1. All beekeeping activity is subject to the conditions prescribed by the City. The
keeping of honey bees in a manner so as to constitute a breach of peace, or to constitute a
menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public, or failure to adhere to conditions is
cause for enforcement, up to apiary prohibition or removal, and/or may result in an
administrative fine. Compliance with these conditions constitutes a limited privilege granted to
the beekeeper by the city and in no way creates a vested zoning right.
Subd. 2. The City retains the right to modify or revoke the privileges granted by this
ordinance and further impose restrictions, limitations, conditions, and prohibitions, which the
City deems reasonably necessary to protect any person or neighboring use from unsanitary
conditions, unreasonable noise or odors, annoyance, or to protect the public health and safety.
Subd. 3. All instances of beekeeping activity are subject to termination should this
section be repealed in its entirety or modified in such a way.
Subd. 4. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the City staff regarding the keeping of
honey bees may appeal that decision to the City Council by filing a request for appeal with the
City Manager within ten calendar days after an adverse decision. The City Manager shall cause
the appeal to be placed on the agenda of the next regular City Council meeting that is held not
less than ten calendar days following receipt of the appeal request. The City Council may affirm
or reject the decision of the City staff. The Council may add reasonable conditions to any
decision approving or prohibiting the keeping of honey bees, or may delete any conditions
previously imposed by the City staff.
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911.15. Inspection. Upon prior notice to the owner of the property where the apiary site is located,
city staff shall have the right to inspect any apiary site for the purpose of ensuring compliance with
this ordinance.
911.17. Presumed Colony/Hive Value. For the purpose of enforcing City ordinances against
destruction of property, each colony/hive shall be presumed to have a value of $300.
911.19. Violations. Failure to comply with a provision of this section is a violation and the City is
authorized to take one or more of the following actions:
(a) Initiate a criminal action by citation or formal complaint. A violation of this
chapter is a misdemeanor.
(b) Process the violation as a public nuisance abatement matter under section
2005.01, subdivision 2.
(c) Process the violation or violations as an administrative citation procedure action
under section 306.07.
(d) Process the matter in any other way as allowed by statute or federal law.
(e) If a person keeping honey bees refuses or fails to comply with this section, any
regulations promulgated by the City pursuant to this section, or any state or local
law governing cruelty to animals or the keeping of animals, the City may force
the beekeeping activity to cease. Any person who is notified to cease the keeping
of honey bees must, within ten days thereafter, humanely dispose of all honey
bees being owned, kept, or harbored by such person.
ARTICLE II. Severability and Savings. If any section or portion of this ordinance is found
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that
finding shall not serve as invalidation or affect the validity and enforceability of any other section
or provision of this ordinance.
ARTICLE IV. Incorporate. City staff is authorized and directed to update the table of contents and to
make such other changes as are necessary to incorporate the amendments adopted by this Ordinance into
the Crystal city code.
ARTICLE III. Effective Date. This ordinance is effective upon adoption and 30 days after
publication.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
Julie Deshler, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Chrissy Serres, City Clerk
First Reading: ____________, 20____
Second Reading: __________, 20____
Council Adoption:_________, 20____
Publication:
Effective Date:
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