HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE

EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 15, 2010

HERITAGE TREE

DIAMETER OF 24 INCHES OR GREATER MEASURED FOUR AND ONE-HALF FEET ABOVE

NATURAL GRADE

HERITAGE TREE SPECIESTEXAS ASH

BALD CYPRESSAMERICAN ELM

CEDAR ELMTEXAS MADRONEBIGTOOTH MAPLE

ALL OAKSPECAN

ARIZONA WALNUTEASTERN BLACK WALNUT

PROTECTED TREE

19 INCHESIN DIAMETER

MEASURED FOURAND ONE HALF

FEET ABOVENATURAL GRADE

ORDINANCE CONTROLS REMOVAL DEFINED AS:

UPROOTING*

SEVERING THEMAIN TRUNK

*

DAMAGE THE ROOTSYSTEM

*

EXCESSIVE PRUNING

APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR

REMOVAL OF PROTECTED OR

HERITAGE TREESCAN BE GRANTED BY

ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL

HOWEVER

CITY STAFF CAN SEND THE APPLICATION TO THE

LAND USE COMMISSION OR

CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL

HEITAGE TREESWITH ONE STEM

30 INCHES INDIAMETERVARIANCE

FROM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

REQUIREMENTS

DEADDISEASED

DANGEROUS HAZARD

AND

REMOVAL IS NOT BASED ON A CONDITION CAUSED BY THE

METHOD CHOSEN BY APPLICANT TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, UNLESS HE REMOVAL OF THE

TREE WILL RESULT IN A DESIGN THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE

MAXIMUM PROVISION OF ECOLOGICAL SERVICE, HISTORIC,

AND CULTURAL VALUE OF THE TREES ON THE SITE

THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO BOTH PRIVATE

PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTS IN RIGHT OF

WAY OR ON PUBLIC PROPERTY