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Council sets first reading for revised tree ordinance; public hearing scheduled in April
Summary
Council reviewed a revised tree-ordinance draft (strikethrough/printed copy format) and scheduled a public hearing and second reading for April after legal review.
City staff presented a revised tree ordinance at the March 3 City of Nelson Council meeting and council members set this as the ordinance’s first reading, with a public hearing and second reading planned for April.
The revised draft was circulated in a format that showed deletions with strikethrough and proposed language printed alongside it. A council member explained the legal team would review the revisions and that the council would hold a second reading in April, followed by a public hearing at that time. “This would be the first reading of this and then in April, we'll need to have a public hearing,” the mayor said.
Council members were invited to review the highlighted revisions and contact staff if changes were needed before the April hearing. One councilmember asked whether they needed to read through each struck and inserted item aloud; the mayor said that step was optional because council had already discussed the changes in prior sessions and legal counsel would provide the formal version for the second reading.
Ending: Staff will circulate the finalized ordinance language, and the council will hold the public hearing and second reading in April.
