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13.15.160 Supersede existing ordinances.
13.15.010 Title This chapter shall
be known as the "county managed trees ordinance." (Ord. 1235 §1(part),
1999)
13.15.020 Definitions As used in
this chapter:
"Board" means the Trinity County board of supervisors.
"County owned and maintained trees" means trees situated within the county
rights-of-way, county owned and managed parks, or other county owned and
managed places and facili-ties within the Weaverville community plan
designated ar-eas.
"Large tree" means any tree species which normally
attains a full-grown height in excess of fifty feet.
"Medium tree" means any tree species which normally
attains a full-grown height of between twenty-six feet and fifty feet.
"Person" means any person, corporation, partnership,
company, contracting firm or other entity including those employed under a
contract with the county of Trinity.
"Small tree" means any tree species which normally
attains a full-grown height of under twenty-six feet.
"Tree topping" means the severe cutting back of limbs to
stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such
a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree.
"Undesirable tree species" means tree species that has
growth, fruiting, or other characteristics that are inap-propriate on
county lands and/or facilities. Typically undesirable characteristics may
include shallow rooting that will displace pavement, sidewalks and other
improve-ments, tall trees that may interfere with overhead utili-ties,
trees that produce strong unpleasant odors or prolif-ic fruit or other
undesired characteristic. (Ord. 1235 §1(part), 1999)
13.15.030 Applicability This
ordinance provides full power and authority over county owned and
maintained trees, and to all trees and shrubs located on county owned and
maintained facilities that constitute a hazard or threat as described in
this chapter. (Ord. 1235 §1(part), 1999)
13.15.040 Interference with county while
performing operations It shall be an infraction of the
county code (Title 1, Section 1.20.010) for any person to prevent, delay
or interfere with the county or any of its agents while engaging in and
about the planting, cultivation, mulching, pruning or removing of any
county owned and man-aged tree, as authorized in this ordinance. (Ord.
1235 §1(part), 1999)
13.15.050 Community tree advisory committee—Duties,
membership and terms The community tree advisory commit-tee shall
be appointed by the board of supervisors. The committee shall review tree
removal and planting needs, provide a long-term tree planting and
replacement program and assist the board in pursuing urban forestry
grants. The board may designate a member to serve as chairman and
authorize the chairman to implement this chapter. The chairman shall
determine the appropriate time and place to convene the committee. The
chair shall use due diligence in trees managed under this chapter and
shall request a full committee meeting when a practice will be outside of
the policies contained in this chapter.
The committee members terms shall be four years.
The committee consists of a board of supervisors
rep-resentative, director of general services, county risk manager,
transportation and planning department representa-tives, CDF forester and
entomologist, horticulturist, pri-vate consulting forester,
Weaverville-Douglas city parks and recreation district, Weaverville
architectural commit-tee and interested county owned and managed members
as determined by the board. (Ord. 1235 §1(part), 1999)
13.15.060 Duties and
responsibilities. The community tree advisory committee, or its
designee, is granted the duties and responsibilities to study,
investigate, counsel, develop and update annually an administrative
written plan
for the care, preservation, pruning, planting,
replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs, in parks, along
streets and road ways, and other county owned and managed areas. Such a
plan will be presented every two years to the board and, upon their
acceptance and approval, shall constitute the official comprehensive
community tree plan. The committee shall also, when requested by the
board, consider, investigate, make findings, reports and recommen-dations
upon any special matter of question coming within the scope of its work.
Lastly, the committee shall have any other duties as granted to it by the
board. (Ord. 1235 § 1(part), 1999)
13.15.070 Tree planting on county owned and
managed lands or facilities—Specifications Any person may plant a
tree within the county owned and managed right-of-way immediately adjacent
to his property provided the following conditions are met:
A. A proposal shall be submitted at least fifteen days
prior to tree planting, stating the type and size of tree to be planted,
location and method to water the tree for the first three years. The
proposal shall be submitted to the Trinity County planning department.
B. If the tree is proposed to be planted within the
Weaverville portion of District II of the architectural review and
preservation special treatment zone it shall conform to the requirements
of Section 29.5 of the Trinity County Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 315).
C. An encroachment permit is obtained from the Trini-ty
County transportation department, if necessary.
D. The tree to be planted is not an undesirable tree
species, as provided in this chapter.
E. The tree location is to be at least twenty feet from
the curb of an intersection of a street or road and outside the
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