Tree Protection Ordinance Rewrite
After a rewrite of the City’s Tree Protection Ordinance that was introduced in 2021 failed to gain support, the Department of City Planning decided to take an incremental approach to updating the ordinance. The first phase of updates passed by City Council on December 5th., 2022 makes less controversial, but still important, changes. The updates will become effective April 13, 2023. Success from this phase will set the stage for future revisions.