HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-10 96-270 ORDINANCEDate June 24. 1996 Item No. /b p /D
Item/Subject: Amending Land Development Code - Chapter VIII,
Axticle 17, Sections 4.7A,(3) and 6.7,E - C.O. #
96-270
Responsible Departmentz Planning Division
The Planning Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting of June 18,
1996, held a public hearing on the above -noted zoning amendment.
No one spoke in opposition.
The Planning Board voted five In favor and none opposed to
recommend to the City Council that the zoning amendment contained
in C.O. # 96-278 be approved.
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) MrbhtntrBt... Lnending.LaM..navelopment..Code ._-.,Chapter._VILI.y_
Article 17, Section 4.7A,(3), and Article 17,
Section 6.], E. -..I ..... .._........-
Be U oedaiud bF the (tits Coaaeu Of alrafBasm, ae Ibu m .,
THAT Chapter VIII, Article 17, Sec. 4.7A,(3), j. of the Laws and
Ordinances of the City of Sanger be amended as follows:
J. existing trees 6 inches or more in caliper at a height of 12
Inches above ground (alae know as specimen trgDW .
ka existing height within
he lot ant street
Men ArtTrees"
before removing any trees in the t ri ht -of -w
AND THAT Chapter VIII, Article 17, Section 6.7, H. be amended as
follows:
H. the Plannina Board shall mrsider
ureservation of existina tree crueeth as identified by the site
develomment plan, particularly. in the required Uffervari
areas and the presservatign of specimen trees throughout.
"stificatlon for removal f t=ma ahmld be limited to
of asive arads charegns and
Qf the trees, Tn no case are spocinen trees in the
buffervards and street r without
mritten authorization of the City En
STATEMENT OF FACT: Additions are underlined.
96-270
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Pxankel, Popper, Lean,
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Item No. ]t Amending Land Development Code - Chapter VIII,
Article 17, Sections 5.9,A,(3) and 6.7, B - City
of Bangor - C.O. # 96-270
a. Recently, the City Council ameMed the provisions of Article
2 of the Land Development Code to require that "shade trees'
within the public right-of-way be maintained when developers
are carrying out construction activity on adjacent property.
Concern has been expressed about the removal of "specimen
trees' from buffer yard areas of site developments, as it
takes many years for replacement trees to achieve the
stature and maturity of some of these existing trees.
b. This amendment would require that the so-called 'specimen
trees" (those with a six inch diameter trunk) be maintained
in the bufferyard areas of site developments, if at all
Possible. Also, the amendment includes a provision in
Article 17 (site development plan review) for the Planning
Board to review the practicality of preserving specimen
trees throughout a development site. The only absolute
prohibition an tree removal Is in the bufferyard and street
right-of-way areas, however. Also, the City Engineer may
authorise the removal where it is not practical to maintain
them (such as when an access drive has to go across such
areae or there is an extreme change in grade).
C. All too often high value existing trees have been removed
from the right-of-way and from the perimeter of development
sites only to be replaced with insignificant and less
attractive plant life. In addition to the trees within the
right-of-way (which are under the jurisdiction of the City)
it would appear sensible to include those immediately
adjacent to the right -of -may so as to maximise survival of
existing shade trees. Staff would recommend that the
Planning Board recommend this amendment to the City
Council. _