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It shall be the responsibility of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation
Commission to develop and maintain a rather restricted list of trees
in the community which should be retained to the exclusion of all
normal problems. This list will contain landmark trees, special trees
of extreme beauty, stately trees which contribute to an entire neigh-
borhood, dedicated trees, etc. These trees will be identified, mapped
and recorded. Subsequent to this they will be given all types of
special treatment to retain them, including the use of asphalt sidewalks,
realigned curbing; etc.
Whenever it is necessary to prune tree roots in parkways or other
public areas in order to correct or prevent damage being caused by the
subject tree, every reasonable effort shall be made to save the tree,
including the use of high grade asphalt sidewalk sections. It will
still be necessary to meet the City's standards relative to grades
and alignments, with the exception of those special trees discussed
in Paragraph 1 of this policy statement.
If it is necessary for a tree other than that included in Paragraph 1
to be given special treatment, each tree shall be considered individ-
ually on its own merits to determine whether the tree should be retained
or replaced. All parkway trees included in this category must be sub -
jected to and meet the following criteria.
1. Have sufficient root system to sustain life and
remain in a safe condition after root pruning;
2. Have sufficient life expectancy to merit special
consideration;
3. Have adjacent property owners be desirous of retaining
tree in light of "patchy sidewalk effect" that would
be created next to their homes if asphalt sidewalk
is to be used to save the tree;
4. Not be of an undesirable species that has been removed
from the official street tree list by the Parks, Beaches
Recreation Commission;
5. Not/ have had a consistent history of damaging utilities
such as sewers, water mains, etc.;
6. jot interfere with acceptable drainage if alternate
methods of curb repair are utilized.
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Application of the criteria on parkway trees will be conducted by
the Parks, Beaches & Recreation Department in coordination with the
Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission. In applying the criteria
other departments of the City will be consulted as necessary. If
there is any conflict between the application of the criteria and
established standards of the City which cannot be resolved at staff
and Commission level; final resolution will be determined by the
City Council.
When a tree is removed from the parkway for the sole benefit of the
adjacent property owner, the property owner will be responsible for
the cost of removal. Removal must still be done in accordance with
City approvals.
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Adopted - May 9, 1966
Reaffirmed - August 30, 1966
Amended - August 14, 1967
Reaffirmed - November 12, 1968