St. Michael Code Sec. 91.18 lists trees and other obstructions that adversely affect public safety as nuisances. Sec. 155.032 restricts corner-lot plantings to preserve intersection visibility, and Sec. 155.031 requires front-yard trees on lots wider than 65 feet.
St. Michael does not maintain a separate tree-protection chapter for healthy trees on private property, but several rules apply: Sec. 91.18 (Public Nuisances) covers dead, diseased, or hazardous trees and limbs that overhang public ways; Sec. 155.032 restricts plantings in the sight triangle at corner lots so a vehicle approaching the intersection has clear view; Sec. 155.031 mandates the two-tree, 4-inch-combined-diameter front-yard requirement on lots wider than 65 feet. Dutch elm and emerald ash borer enforcement is handled through Wright County in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's quarantine zones — diseased trees can be ordered removed at owner expense.
Failing to remove a hazardous or diseased tree after notice is a misdemeanor under Sec. 10.99 — up to $1,000 / 90 days. The city can abate and assess removal costs to the property. Sight-triangle plantings can be ordered cut back.
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