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CRT 2016 #17 · Communication to the City Council · May 9 2016
a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on April 14, 2016 to discuss a Municipal Code amendment to Title 12 entitled “Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places” in Chapter 12.16 entitled “Street and Sidewalk Use Regulation” in Section 12.16.030 entitled “Trees-Climbing-Signposting-Fastening horses” and to add after the word “animal” the following “Bicycle, moped, scooter, motorcycle, or any other form of conveyance.”
City of Cambridge
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IN CITY COUNCIL
January 11, 2016
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR CHEUNG
VICE MAYOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
WHEREAS:
Operators of bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and scooters often fasten their conveyance
to public trees in the absence of available street signs or designated bicycle poles; and
WHEREAS:
Fastening various conveyances to trees harms the City’s existing tree stock,
particularly young trees, which have developing bark and are more easily damaged;
and
WHEREAS:
An existing Cambridge ordinance has long prohibited the fastening of horses to public
trees for similar reasons; now therefore be it
ORDERED:
That the City Council Ordinance Committee be and hereby is requested to review the
attached proposed amendment to §12.16.030 Trees—Climbing, Signposting, Fastening
horses.
In City Council January 11, 2016.
Adopted by the affirmative vote of nine members.
Attest:- Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk
A true copy;
ATTEST:-
Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk
12.16.030 – Trees—Climbing—Signposting—Fastening horses
No person shall climb a tree in any street or fasten or tie a horse or other animal, bicycle, moped,
scooter, motorcycle, or any other form of conveyance to, or post a bill upon, any such tree, or
allow any horse or other animal owned by him, or under his control to stand so near any such
tree, that such tree may be gnawed or otherwise injured by such horse or other animal.