HomeMy WebLinkAbout1338 - Parkway TreesORDINANCE NO. 1 3 3 8
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ADDING CHAPTER 13.09 ENTITLED "PARKWAY TREES"
TO TITLE 13 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13.09 is added to the Newport Beach
Municipal Code to read:
"CHAPTER 13.09
PARKWAY TREES
Sections:
13.09.010 Parkway Trees Required.
13.09.020 Costs.
13.09.030 Maintenance.
13.09.040 Waiver Procedure.
• 13.09.010 Parkway Trees Required, Any person who
constructs a new building or who causes a building to be
moved onto vacant land or who causes an increase in the
original floor area of an existing main building by more
than 50% of its original size shall be responsible for
planting trees in the parkway abutting the building site in
accordance with specifications adopted by the Parks, Beaches
and Recreation Commission. The requirements of Title 19
shall govern tree planting in new subdivisions.
13.09.020 Costs. The costs of planting the required
parkway trees shall be shared by the adjacent property owner
and the City in accordance with the policies adopted by the
Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission.
13.09.030 Maintenance. It shall be the responsibility
. of the abutting property owner to water and fertilize the
parkway trees adjacent to his property. The City shall be
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responsible for pruning and spraying parkway trees.
13.09.040 Waiver Procedure. Upon written application,
the City Manager, or such other City official as he may
designate to act for him, may grant a waiver from all or
part of the requirements set forth in Section 13.09.010, if
he determines that because of the location, terrain or
condition of the property or the surrounding properties,
the required tree planting is determined to be unnecessary
or impractical."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published once in
the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective
30 days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 25th
day of May , 1970, and was adopted on the 8th day
of June , 1970, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: McInnis, Kpmla, Rogers,
Hirth, Croul, Dostal, Parsons
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
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CERTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL AND
CERTIFIED AS TO PUBLICATION
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