Council updates urban-forest code to modernize definitions and enforcement
City forester told council the code update is the first major revision since 1968; the council approved ordinances recodifying the urban-forest code and aligning enforcement and permitting with current operations.
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Colorado Springs City Council approved ordinances on July 14 that recodify the city's urban-forest regulations, the first major update to the forestry code since 1968. City Forester Matthew Puckett described the package as a modernization to add definitions, clarify property-owner responsibilities for right-of-way trees, and align penalties and enforcement with the prosecution division and code enforcement.
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