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Council member proposes code change to tighten tree-preservation easement vacation process
Summary
A city council member introduced a last-minute ordinance draft to require applicants to appear before the Urban Forestry Advisory Board and demonstrate a twofold public benefit before the city will consider vacating a tree-preservation easement; UFAB members offered process tweaks and asked staff to draft unified language.
A Fayetteville council member submitted a proposed ordinance to change the process for vacating tree-preservation easements and asked the Urban Forestry Advisory Board for input at Monday’s meeting. The proposal would require applicants to present to the advisory board before staff processes a formal application and would require a demonstration that vacation "benefits the city twice" either economically, environmentally, or both.
Theresa (the council member who walked on the item) told the board she aimed to discourage routine vacations of established tree preservation and to ensure staff and the public have adequate information early in the process. Under the draft, applications would come first to the advisory board for questions and a recommendation to staff; staff would then complete a formal review and forward…
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