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Euclid staff reviewing tree ordinances; commission hears limits of enforcement and county model ordinance work
Summary
Commission members and city staff discussed limits in the city code for protecting private‑property trees, the existence of a now‑created permit for contract arborists that has not been enforced, and a county model tree ordinance under development that commissioners hope to review and possibly adapt.
At the May 15 meeting, Jody, a city representative, told the Euclid Shade Tree Commission that she is reviewing the city’s ordinances related to trees and described existing gaps in local enforcement.
“I am currently reviewing the ordinances. It's a very long [process],” Jody said. She told commissioners that Euclid’s code now includes permits required for contract arborists to work within the city but that the permits “have never been enforced. I actually created the permits because they didn't even have a…
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