TO: Planning Board Members
FROM: Cynthia Cannon, AICP, Assistant Planning Director
DATE: 2/1/2022
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Proposed Amendments to the Tree Ordinance
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BACKGROUND:
On January 11, 2022, the Planning Board considered proposed amendments to the Tree Ordinance 12-6-6 (e) as a discussion item. The proposed changes are to allow staff to authorize deviations to setbacks in order to further the protection of Heritage trees. During the January 11, 2022 meeting Planning Board members requested staff to consider adding a notification process to the proposed amendments. The attached amendment incorporates a modified version of the existing notification process currently in place for “removal” of Heritage trees in Sec 12-6-4 (4) and applies it to a request for a “reduction in setbacks” to preserve Heritage trees in 12-6-6 (e).