HomeMy WebLinkAbout3016 1~ ORDINANCE NO. _
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING ORDI-
NANCE NO. 1655 ENTITLED IN PART`"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
3 THE :SELECTION AND PLANTING OF SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES "•
PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURES FOR THE REMOVAL OR CHANGING OF TREES.
4 UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS 'OR PARKS; PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ADMINISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR;
5 AND REPEALING .SECTION SIX SUBSECTION (f) AND (g) THEREOF.
6 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL 'OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.:
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SECTION 1. Ordinance'No. 1655 Section One is hereby
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amended to read as follows.:
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"SECTION ONE:. That .all streets., sidewalks, parkways, lanes
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alleys, parks 'and other public places. in the: City of San Bernar-
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dino now open or dedicated, or which may be hereafter opened or
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i dedicated to public uses. may be planted with trees; palms, shrubs,
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bushes, plants. and flowers as specifically provided in the. Street
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Tree Master Plan on file in the office of the Park and Recreation
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Department."
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SECTION 2.' Ordinance No. 1655 Section Two is hereby i
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amended to. read as follows.:
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"SECTION TWO: That it shall be unlawful for anyone to
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plant trees, shrubs or bushes upon said streets., sidewalks, park-
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21 ways, lanes, alleys, parks and other public places 'to which said
22 Master Plan is applicable, except in conformity with said Master
23 Plan."
24 SECTION 3: Ordinance No. 1655 Section Three is hereby
25 amended to read as follows:
26 "SECTION THREE: Upon receipt of a request .from one or
27 more property owners or petitioners for the removal of a City
~ 28 tree or a change in the type of tree. designated in the. Master Plan
29 the Park .and Recreation Director shall investigate-..and notify the
30 petitioners in writing of his decision with copies thereof to the
31 Tree Committee of the Park and Recreation Commission and the
32 Councilman of the .appropriate ward. His 'decisi'on shall be final
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1 unless an appeal therefrom is taken to the Mayor and Common
2 Council within fifteen (15) days from the 'date Notice of the
3 decision is mailed to. the'pettioners. The Mayor and Common
4 Council shall review :and consider the report nr statements. of the.
' S Park and Recreation Director and other interested parties who
6 may appear and may affirm, reverse or modify the decision."
7 SECTION 4. Ordinance No. 1655 Section Four is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 "SECTION FOUR:.
l0i (a) The term "Park .Superintendent" as hereinafter used.
11 in this ordinance 'shall mean Fark and Recreation Director or his
12 authorized representative.
13 The terms "Park Commission" or "Office. of the Park Commis=
14 sinner" as hereinafter used in this. ordinance shall mean Park and
15 Recreation Director.
16 The term "Park Department" as hereinafter used in this
17 ordinance .shall mean Park .and Recreation Department..
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(b.) That in the event a petition bearing the signatures
19 of not less than seventy-five per cent (7.5~) of the 'property
20 owners owning property fronting upon any City street, sidewalk,
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P Y. y, park and other public place of one block
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long or more,. requests. a change in the variety of trees. used for
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planting in the particular street,. sidewalk, parkway, lane, alley,
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park or other public place referred to in said petition, the
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request in the petition so' presented shall be granted by the Park
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and Recreation Director if said. variety so requested for replace-
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ment or new planting is known and established as a street tree
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and is not Af a variety that may or will tend to: break sidewalks
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or curbs or is objectionable as street tr.ee's.for other reasons."
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SECTION 5. Ordinance No. 1655 Section Five is 'hereby
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amended to read as follows:
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1 "SECTION FIVE: That the Park .and Recreation Director is
2 hereby authorized to remove or cause the removal of those trees.
3 which. meet one or more .of the. criteria:
4 (a) Diseased;
5 (b.) Constituting a traffic hazard;
6 (c.) Roots. which have damaged or threaten to damage side-
? walks,- curbs and gutters;
8 (c1) Not in conformity with adopted specifications;
9 (e.) In order to: permit street widening;
10I (•fJ Location in business districts.;
11 (g.) For the purpose of permitting the moving of houses
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12 or structures.;
13 (h) In proposed driveways or entrances to private. property;
14 (i.) Interference with or damage to sewers 'or water: lines."
15 SECTION 6. Ordinance No. 1655 Section Six Subsection (d)
16 is hereby amended to read as follows.:
17 "(~) That upon the issuance of any permit :the applicant
18 shall comply with .each. .condition of the. permit .and shall, at .least .
19 eighteen (1:8) hours before commencing work, notify said Fark and
20 Recreation Director to: cause .a field inspection to be made.
21 SECTION 7.: Ordinance No. 1655 Section Six Subsections (f.)
22 and (g.) are hereby repealed.
23 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the .foregoing ordinance was duly
24 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the. City of San Ber-
25 nardino at a ~f~,,2,>i~ ~~eh, /ns/ meeting thereof held on the
26 day of /~~~~~~, 1969 by the 'following vote, to wit:
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1 The .foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this z~~ day
2 of 1969.
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