This Agend Item for Public Hearing will go before the City Commision for First Reading of Ordinance 2011-16 on January 23, 2012.

The Community Development Department, Arbor Division, asks that the City Commission consider on first reading Ordinance 2011-16, which proposes text amendments to Chapter 5, Tree Protection and Preservation, as recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 7th, 2011. Ordinance 2011-16 proposes text changes to Sections 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-6, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-14, 5-16, and 5-17 of Chapter 5, Tree Protection and Preservation, Ordinance 2002-08. The proposed changes will remove inconsistencies, correct grammatical errors, and update terminology, thereby providing added clarification and further streamlining the permitting process for tree removals.

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