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City <br /> <br />Item # <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Scott Harlicker, Senior Planner?~7/]l <br /> <br />December 16, 2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Case No. OA 02-07 <br />Ordinance Amendment to Establish a Tree Preservation <br />Ordinance <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />Consider an ordinance amendment to establish a Tree Preservation Ordinance. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Proposed ordinance <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Tree Preservation Ordinance is intended to address the issue of tree removal and tree <br />preservation. By setting standards for tree removal and tree preservation the ordinance <br />attempts to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the residents as well as preserve the city's <br />rural character. <br /> <br />Issues <br /> <br />Two significant issues will have to be considered while looking at the proposed tree <br />preservation ordinance. The first is a policy decision regarding whether the City Council feels <br />that the city should be more involved with regulating the removal of trees. The second issue <br />is budgetary and involves staffing for administering and enforcing the ordinance. There will <br />also be increased costs for developers and residents that have to prepare a tree preservation <br />plan. <br /> <br /> <br />