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Tree board discusses code consolidation, mission and orientation materials

5422949 · July 17, 2025
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Summary

Members reviewed the tree ordinance and discussed consolidating references in the municipal code, the Unified Development Code and the tree ordinance; they proposed assembling a member notebook and a project-oriented agenda for future meetings.

Carbondale’s Tree Board spent substantial time reviewing its role, the relevant codes and how to make board recommendations more actionable.

Tree board member Josh Crawford said he and another member had discussed inconsistencies between three documents — the tree ordinance, the Unified Development Code and the municipal code — and proposed consolidating or clarifying where standards are defined so developers and staff have one clear reference. “The tree ordinance and unified development code should point…

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