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Committee keeps forest-cutting penalties as written; will revisit Appendix D later
Summary
Committee voted to keep existing Chapter 25 penalty language (including a $100 per unauthorized-cut offense listed in Appendix D), deciding not to revise the 'nondesign' phrasing now and to examine Appendix D fees later.
The committee considered the penalty language in Chapter 25 for unauthorized tree cutting and whether the phrase 'nondesign' required revision. General Code flagged potential confusion, but staff recommended leaving the wording as written. Committee members noted the Appendix D fine (a $100 penalty for non‑design/subsequent offenses) and expressed surprise about its amount, but elected not to change the text immediately and to review Appendix D fees in a later session.
"So that would be, like, per tree," a Committee member asked; staff confirmed the fee is assessed per tree as currently drafted and said Appendix D (the fines-and-fees schedule) will be reviewed as part of a future Appendix D session.
The committee voted 'do not revise' and will re-examine the structure and amounts in Appendix D when the committee addresses the fines-and-fees chapter.
