Council amends and adopts updates to urban forestry code
Council approved amendments to city urban forestry rules—replacing 'city forester' references with 'director of parks and urban forestry', reorganizing planting provisions, and clarifying inspection and enforcement authority; changes were recommended by the parks commission.
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The Common Council approved ordinance 26‑1112, updating Title 6 to modernize the city's urban forestry regulations. The amendments replace references to the 'city forester' with the title 'director of parks and urban forestry', reorganize definitions, and clarify the director's responsibilities for public tree management, nuisance abatement, inspections, planting plans and enforcement.
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