Tree protection ordinance amendment discussed at the Ordinance Committee hearing held on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 and referenced in Committee Report #3 of January 28, 2019 be further amended per additional language

carries proposed ordinance language: lawmaking starts here, but only ordination makes it law

How it started

Jan 28, 2019 · Proposed by Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Devereux, and Councillor Kelley: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Jan 28, 2019 · Amendment carried Mover not named in the minutes; carried 5–4.The minutes of Jan 28, 2019 record this vote but not the wording of the amendment.

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Voted yes (5)

Craig A. Kelley
Alanna Mallon
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey
Marc McGovern

Voted no (4)

Dennis Carlone
Jan Devereux
Sumbul Siddiqui
Quinton Zondervan

Jan 28, 2019 · ↪ Sent to a Council committee for closer study (Referred to committee)

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Voted yes (5)

Craig A. Kelley
Alanna Mallon
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey
Marc McGovern

Voted no (4)

Dennis Carlone
Jan Devereux
Sumbul Siddiqui
Quinton Zondervan

Roll call of Jan 28, 2019 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge

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AMEND SECTION:

8.66.040 - Applicability This Chapter shall apply to all trees located on lots specified in the following section §8.66.050 and 8.66.055. This Chapter shall not apply to any project of the Affordable Housing Trust or otherwise for the construction of low and moderate-income housing meeting the standards established pursuant to any City, State or Federal housing program designed to assist low and moderate-income households.

ADD SECTION:

8.66.055 - Procedure for Other Significant Tree Removals a. For any significant tree removal not subject to 8.66.050, except for emergency circumstances, a permit request will first be submitted to the City Arborist. In all cases, the City Arborist shall keep a record of the type and size of tree removed, the reason for the removal, photographs of the tree documenting the reason for removal, the date, the contractor(s) involved, and the name and address of the property owner.

No such permits will be issued for one year subsequent to ordination, except for dead, diseased, or dangerous trees. Any tree removed in violation of this section shall require a payment into the tree replacement fund as per section 8.66.060. KEY

Italicized: Amended language in CRT #3

Underlined: New proposed amendment

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Jan 28, 2019