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Fountain Hills adopts tree-protection ordinance to strengthen town’s recourse against damaging work
Summary
The Town Council approved Ordinance 25-05 to add a tree-protection chapter to town code, set standards for pruning and valuation of town-owned trees, and authorize designated staff or contracted arborists to evaluate damage and assess penalties. Vote: 6-0.
Fountain Hills Town Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 25-05, adding a tree-protection chapter to town code (chapter 9, article 7.9) to set standards for pruning, valuation and penalties for damage to town-owned trees.
The ordinance creates a formal process for the town to require damage evaluations by a town designee or a contracted arborist and to require replacement or financial compensation when work harms trees on town property. Director Snipes,…
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