Commission hears concern that City Code tree requirements may be unevenly enforced

Jan 14, 2026

Volunteer Paul Burik raised concerns that City Code requirements—such as front-yard trees, parking-lot tree islands, and proportional tree-planting requirements for development—may not be consistently enforced; the Commission acknowledged enforcement challenges and discussed strengthening compliance protocols.

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Paul Burik told the Commission that Avon’s City Code requires front-yard trees, tree islands in parking lots and a proportional number of trees tied to parcel size for land development, and he cited an example where parcel 611 would require planting 15 trees under the Code. He expressed concern these requirements are not being consistently enforced by developers.

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