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City staff outlines plan to overhaul tree ordinance and expand post-storm cleanup
Summary
Public works staff told the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission the city will research other municipalities' tree codes, streamline permitting and present recommendations to the commission this spring, with ordinance drafting to follow later in the year; staff also provided updates on green-waste pickup and storm-related outreach.
City staff told the South Pasadena Natural Resources and Environmental Commission on Jan. 28 that it will research tree-ordinance approaches used by nearby cities and return to the commission with recommended code changes this spring, then seek council direction later in 2025 to draft amendments.
"What we're attempting to do is basically do a lot of research upfront ... then take that, your review of that research and your recommendations to the council on the policy issues we should be trying to tackle," the city staff member leading the presentation said. Staff identified Alhambra,…
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