Description: Consider protection of trees on private property and banning clear cutting, through amendments to the Land Use Management Ordinance.
For prior reports refer to past Quarterly Reports on Council Goals.
February 28, 2005 Status: Work to begin in Third Quarter, 2005.
May 9, 2005 Status: We recommend that this work be deferred until 2006 because of staffing shortages and workload challenges.
September 12, 2005 Status: No change in status.
November 21, 2005 Status: No change in status.
February 13, 2006 Status: At the January 12, 2006 Council Planning Retreat this item received higher priority.
May 8, 2006 Status: A report on a recommended process for consideration of ordinance changes is scheduled for May 22, 2006.
September 11, 2006 Status: A Public Hearing has been scheduled for November 13, 2006 to consider changes to the Land Use Management Ordinance regarding protection of trees on existing single-family lots and to ban clear cutting.
November 6, 2006 Status: The Planning Board formed a committee to develop a draft Tree Protection Ordinance that would expand the regulations for protection of trees on single-family and two-family lots and provide regulation of clear cutting. The Committee scheduled its first meeting for November 1. The Public Hearing has been rescheduled to February 19, 2007.
February 12, 2007 Status: On January 8, 2007, the Planning Board petitioned the Council requesting substantial change to the Tree Protection regulations. On February 12, the Council received a report from the staff, responding to the Planning Board proposal, outlining a two-tier process to implement the changes recommended. The approach, if endorsed, would involve a public hearing this spring to consider interim amendments to strengthen today’s tree protection ordinance and authorization of a Request for Proposals.