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Ordinances to protect and enhance Tree Populations

Ordinances to protect and enhance Tree Populations. Brian Wolyniak Urban Forester Penn State Extension. Resources. Managing Natural Resources: A Guide for Municipal Commissions Available online: pubs.cas.psu.edu. Urban Forest Problems. Lack of commitment

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Ordinances to protect and enhance Tree Populations

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  1. Ordinances to protect and enhance Tree Populations Brian Wolyniak Urban Forester Penn State Extension

  2. Resources Managing Natural Resources: A Guide for Municipal Commissions Available online: pubs.cas.psu.edu

  3. Urban Forest Problems • Lack of commitment • Lack of community awareness and support • Low funding and priority • Poor administration • Poor decision-making • Poor site analysis and design • Poor maintenance

  4. Ordinances • Police power • Authority to protect safety, health, and welfare of all people • State codes and legislation establish powers of municipal governments • Ordinances provide legal standing • More difficult to change than a resolution

  5. Types of Ordinances • Riparian, floodplain, steep slope, and wetland • Restricts areas from development, grading, and vegetation removal • Stormwater • Regulates impervious surfaces, peak flows, and landscaping • Timber harvest • Regulates timber harvest activities • Zoning • Regulates density and type of land use, including tree and natural resource protection • Subdivision and land development • Procedural and design standards for development • Can specify placement of trees and landscaping, sidewalks, etc. • Tree preservation • Preserves and protects trees and their growing environment in development

  6. Types of Ordinances • Street/shade tree • Protects and enhances municipal-owned trees on streets and in parks and other municipal-owned space • Manages hazardous or nuisance trees • Manages disease and insect problems • Usually only applies to public property • Establishes and provides authority of shade tree commission

  7. Street Tree Ordinance Contents • Location • Where in municipal code • Purpose • Why needed, what does • Definitions • Establishment and authority of tree commission • Completion and review of community tree plan • Duties/Authority • Who - urban forester/arborist

  8. Street Tree Ordinance Contents • Protection of trees • Also use zoning ordinance • Appeal procedure • commission or other • Enforcement and restitution • Permits • Removal, pruning, planting • Permit process • Administrative or tree commission • Arboriculture practices • Appendix • Public safety/nuisance • private and public property

  9. Brian Wolyniak bjw229@psu.edu Urban Forester 412-473-2540 Penn State Extension Allegheny County Office

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