Ordinances: Key Provisions

Ordinance Provisions
1. Title
2. Benefits/ Assessments/ Findings
3. Purpose and Intent
4. Definitions
5. Determination of definitions
6. Jurisdiction
7. Policies regarding trees: conservation, maintenance, diversity
8. Local government disclaims liability

9. Interference with planting, maintenance and removal unlawful

10. Appeals

11. Penalty for violation
12. Enforcement
13. Performance evaluation of ordinance
14. Severability
15. Designate administrative responsibilities
16. Establish tree board or commission, arborist
17. Specify cooperation between departments and agencies
18. Develop a comprehensive management plan
19. Resolution of conflicts between trees and structures
20. Replacement formulas for trees
21. Responsibilities of property owners
22. Help for citizens performing tree maintenance: green teams & public education
23. Topping prohibited
24. Permit required for planting trees in public right of way
25. Planting requirements: spacing, diversity, watering plan
26. Situations which are declared to be public nuisances
27. Public Tree Care abatement of hazards and public nuisances
28. Licensing of private tree care firms & insurance
29. Harming public trees forbidden
30. Permit required to remove or prune public trees
31. Permit required to remove or prune private or protected trees
32. Conservation of open/green space & woodland resources during development
33. Tree dispute resolution procedures
34. Tree dispute resolution standards
35. Apportionment of tree dispute resolution costs
36. Recording for notification of future owners
37. Enforcement of tree dispute resolutions
38. Other: