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Tree Board approves clarifying amendments to urban forest ordinance
Summary
The Tree Board voted Jan. 12 to clarify its duties under the town's urban forest ordinance and to limit review of tree-removal permits to applications requesting the removal of three or more trees; the board also agreed to hold monthly meetings to meet a 45-day permit response timeline.
The Town Tree Board on Jan. 12 approved two amendments to the municipal urban forest ordinance that clarify the board’s responsibilities and change which removal permits require board review.
The board’s presiding officer proposed revising section 263-3(e) to make clear "the tree board shall perform the function specifically assigned to the board in sections 263-4 and 263-11," rather than implying the board serves as an appeals board, and the change passed after a motion and second.
The action followed a longer revision to section 263-4(d) that the board approved to streamline permit reviews. The adopted language designates the director of public works (or designee) as the municipal arborist and requires the town planning and zoning administrator or the municipal arborist to receive permit applications and notify the…
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