HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1984ORDINANCE NO. Z
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 12.36. 100 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING THE HEIGH REQUIREMENTS OF
TREES OVER PUBLIC STREETS
Recitals:
A. The existing code does not follow current height requirements for City and Fire
District Vehicles to safely access local and collector streets.
B. The current code does not meet proper safety allowances for pedestrian and vehicular
use of the public right of way.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 9.68 of the Central Point Municipal Code is amended to read:
12.36. 100 Street tree standards.
H. Street trees, as they grow, shall be pruned to provide at least eight feet of clearance above
sidewalks and thirteen fourteen feet above local streets, €rfteea sixteen feet above collector
streets, and eighteen feet above arterial streets. This provision may shall be waived in the case of
newly planted trees so long as they do not interfere with public travel, sight distances, or
endanger public safety as determined by the city.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 1.3 day of
March, 2014.
ATTE
City Recorder
Mayor Hank Williams