Piedmont Municipal Code § 3.18 Removal of Trees in Parking Strips

city right-of-way without the prior approval of the Park Commission after a hearing on the request as provided in this Section 3.18. This prohibition includes but is not limited to the proposed removal of a tree for sidewalk repairs or for the clearing of sanitary sewer and storm drain easements. A tree on public property may be removed without Park Commission approval only after a tree is declared an imminent hazard to public safety by the City Administrator or Public Works Director.

minimum of twenty (20) working days prior to the Park Commission meeting, on a form furnished by City. The Public Works Department shall notify adjacent neighbors of the proposed tree removal in accordance with Section 17.28.2 of the Municipal Code. In addition to the notice provided by the city under this section, the resident shall be required to circulate a petition to adjacent neighbors in the form determined by the Public Works Department. Such petition must be returned to the Public Works Department at least five (5) days prior to the date of the Park Commission hearing.

the Park Commission shall consider the information and testimony of the applicant, the report and any recommendation of City staff, and the information and testimony of neighbors and others, and shall make its ruling on the application based on its determination of what is in the best interest of the neighborhood and the City as a whole, and specifically after reviewing any dangerous or hazardous conditions which may be caused by the tree proposed for removal. The Commission may attach reasonable conditions to the

decision of the Park Commission may appeal to the City Council I writing within ten (10) working days following the Park Commission action, specifying the reasons for the appeal. The Council shall hear the appeal at the next regular City Council meeting that occurs after ten (10) working days from the date of filing an appeal with the City Clerk. This hearing shall be de novo and the City Council shall approve, approve with conditions or deny the request after reviewing all of the evidence and testimony, and the determination of the City Council shall be final.