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<br /> <br />Proposed Tree Preservation Ordinance <br />Worksession Report August 6, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Council review and discuss this draft ordinance, and <br />determine the next steps. Staff has some suggestions in regards to further action by the <br />Council: <br /> <br />1. No further action. Council may decide to not move forward at all with this proposed <br />Tree Preservation ordinance, or, <br /> <br />2. Edit the current draft to be less restrictive to existing home and business owners. <br />Council could consider removing Section 1127.05 Tree Removal on Lots without <br />Construction or Grading Activity – this would eliminate any tree removal restrictions for <br />property owners with existing homes and buildings; and revising Section 1127.04 Tree <br />Removal on Lots with Construction or Grading Activity to only be applicable to new <br />construction, residential and/or commercial. <br /> <br />Staff asks that Council consider at least moving forward with Section 1127.06 <br />Landscaping, since the city code currently has very little requirements for landscaping <br />with new developments. Another important issue that this section addresses is in <br />subdivision 7, maintenance of landscaping. This requires property owners to trim <br />damaged trees and remove uprooted or diseased tree stumps. <br /> <br />