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Dearborn Heights council approves higher tree‑permit and replanting fees after hourslong debate; language sent back for counsel review
Summary
Council approved a resolution raising city tree‑permit fees and scaling replacement payments and a $500 conditional bond for replanting; councilors debated exemptions for dead or diseased trees, city removal responsibility and whether bonds should apply when residents pay to remove hazardous city trees. Corporation Counsel clarified replanting fees don’t apply to city removal of dead/diseased trees; council asked administration and counsel to refine the language.
After more than an hour of discussion March 24, the Dearborn Heights City Council approved an amended resolution to raise several fees tied to the city’s tree ordinance and to add a conditional bond for replacement trees — but the council also directed the administration and corporation counsel to clarify the language on exceptions for dead or diseased trees.
The resolution increases the permit fee for removing or trimming a city tree from $65 to $75 and raises the non‑refundable replacement contribution required under city code section 33‑37. The resolution presented numeric replacement amounts by trunk diameter: 12–24 inches ($700), 24–36 inches…
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