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Evanston committee pauses decision on private-property tree-variance rule, seeks clearer standards
Summary
The Human Services Committee heard staff and residents debate a new private-property tree preservation ordinance and a homeowner'initiated variance request before voting to table formal action while staff develops clearer standards and comparative data.
The Evanston Human Services Committee on April 7 paused action on a homeowner'initiated variance under the city'wide tree preservation ordinance and asked staff to develop clearer standards and comparative data before the committee decides.
The committee opened a staff presentation on the ordinance from Angela La Vernier, the city's tree preservation coordinator, who described the rules and goals behind the measure. La Vernier summarized the ordinance's intent: "The Climate Action Resilience and Resilience Plan, of course, was passed in 2018, which has an urban canopy and green space action," and said the ordinance treats trees as long'term infrastructure requiring canopy preservation.
The discussion focused both on how the city processes removal requests and on one homeowner'led…
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