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Council adds Chico Area Recreation and Park District to city's tree-preservation exemptions (first reading)

Chico City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

The council approved on first reading an amendment to Chico Municipal Code chapter 16.66 to list the Chico Area Recreation and Park District (CARD) as an exempt public entity; council members asked for assurances that CARD will replant removed trees for the aquatic center project.

The Chico City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance adding the Chico Area Recreation and Park District to the list of entities exempted from the city's tree preservation regulations in chapter 16.66.

Public Works Director Skyler Lipsky told the council that the code's existing exemptions apply to public…

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