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Planning commission tables proposed shade-tree code changes for further review
Summary
On May 7 the Athens City Planning Commission tabled Case 25-03, proposed amendments to multiple city code titles affecting street trees and landscaping, and asked staff and the Shade Tree Commission to conduct a broader review of municipal tree-commission practices across Ohio before resuming consideration.
The Athens City Planning Commission on May 7 tabled Case 25-03, proposed amendments to city code Titles 9, 21, 303, 307 and 404 that would change how street trees and landscaping are regulated in development projects, Mayor Patterson and staff said.
The commission voted to delay consideration so members and the Shade Tree Commission could research how other Ohio municipalities structure and delegate authority for tree commissions. "I would like to request that we table this case, until later notice, so that I and the commission can do a thorough review of statewide, shade tree commissions," Mayor Patterson said during the meeting.
Why it matters: the revisions being considered would alter who reviews and enforces planting and landscape plans and could shift some authority between advisory and…
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