§ 23-162. Tree protection zones.  


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  • (a)

    Canopy tree and tree-lined road protection zones shall be adopted by resolution of the board of county commissioners. Future amendments to the list of protected zones shall also be by resolution. The board shall hold a public hearing with due public notice prior to the adoption of any resolution amending the list of protected zones. The notice of public hearing shall be published a minimum of one (1) time at least seven (7) days prior to the public hearing.

    (b)

    All lands within fifty (50) feet of the centerlines of the adopted roads are hereby declared to be tree protection zones.

    (c)

    Minor neighborhood access streets of less than two-tenths (0.2) of a mile in length shall not be considered for inclusion as designated roadways.

(Ord. No. 88-36, § 3, 12-20-88)