Article X: Landscaping and Urban Forest Conservation is passed 14-0!
It was a rewarding afternoon at City Hall as the Council voted to pass both the Article X landscape and urban forest conservation ordinance as well as the parkland dedication ordinance. Both votes were unanimous. So now, we go forward and the Article X ordinance will be enacted beginning Monday, July 2, 2018. I need to get you ready. I will now begin in this blog, over the course of the following weeks, to explain many of the aspects of the ordinance that have changed as well as those matters which have been retained. The structure of Article X remains true to what has been in existence since 1994. But much of the content is now updated for efficiency, flexibility, and improved tree performance. There is a lot to cover so I will try to provide and format it for ease of reference and location. First, we are updating the Building Inspection Division website for notices and to update the Irrigation/Landscape page. We will introduce certain materials like the A