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Committee sends revised street-tree code back to council with permit-fee language removed

3115631 · April 25, 2025
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Summary

An ordinance to replace Chapter 10.30 (Street Trees) and repeal Chapter 10.32 (Master Tree Plan) of the North Ridgeville Streets, Utilities and Public Service Code was referred back to council Monday with an amendment removing language that specified an $80 permit fee.

An ordinance to replace Chapter 10.30 (Street Trees) and repeal Chapter 10.32 (Master Tree Plan) of the North Ridgeville Streets, Utilities and Public Service Code was referred back to council Monday with an amendment removing language that specified an $80 permit fee.

The ordinance, introduced by Mayor Corcoran, would clarify the authority and duties of a city arborist, establish notice-and-abatement procedures for hazardous or poorly maintained trees, require registration of tree contractors working in the public right-of-way, and create a separate, administratively updated Master Tree Plan to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and maintained by the city arborist.

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