Ordinance No. 0559 05-20-1974252
ORDINANCE N0. 559
AN ORDINANCE AMEN�ING THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE BY ADDING
CHAPTER 510 ENTITLED TREE PRESERVATION WNICH PROHIBITS
THE DESTRUCTION OF TREES ON CITY OWNED PUBLIC LAND IN
THE CITY OF FRIDLEY EXCEPT UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS
THE CITY OF FRIDLEY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
510.01. No person or corporation, public or private, includin9 but not limited to
the City of Frid]ey, its officers, employees or agents, shall order or
cause the injury or destruction of any living tree on City owned land
except under the following conditions:
For control of verified cases of Oak Wilt or Dutch Elm disease
as provided in CH. 104 of the Fridley City Code.
2. For purposes of woodland management, the removal of up to three (3)
trees per acre per year may be permitted, but only after a manage-
ment plan justifying such removals has been approved by the Fridley
Parks and Recreation Subcommittee, the Fri�ley Planning Commission
and the Fridley City Council. No tree removal shall be allowed
under the provisions,of this Paragraph which is not defined in the
plan.
3. For purposes of necessary public utility construction, but only
after the preparation of a detailed plan and approval by the
� authorities named in Paragraph "2" above. No such plan shall
be approved which does not provide for refores*ation and the
restoration of the land to its original condition.
5�0.02
510.03
Trees measuring less than 3 inches in diameter at a point 4 feet above
ground are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance.
iJothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent the routine
trimming of trees in street right of way.
510.04. Any person who violates this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The injury or destruction of each protected tree shall be a separate
violation.
AUOPTEU BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 20TH DAY MAY, 1974.
MAYOR, R K G. IEBL
ATTEST:
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CITY CLE - MARVIN C. BRUNS L
First Reading: May 6, 1974
Second Reading: May 20, 19Z4
Publish: May 29, 1974
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