City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 206393

• File #: 206393
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/20/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/23/2018
• Final action: 10/10/2019
• Enactment date: 8/23/2018
• Enactment #: 206393
• Title: That, in the interest of tree preservation, the City Solicitor draft a revision of the Tree Ordinance to include restrictions and regulations on cutting trees of at least six inches in diameter on private property, and explain how the proposed revision differs from the ones that Cambridge, Lexington and Newton that have already passed to protect trees on private property.
• Sponsors: Mark Niedergang

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/10/2019	6	City Council	Work completed
10/2/2019	5	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Work completed
11/14/2018	4	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
10/3/2018	3	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
8/23/2018	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That, in the interest of tree preservation, the City Solicitor draft a revision of the Tree Ordinance to include restrictions and regulations on cutting trees of at least six inches in diameter on private property, and explain how the proposed revision differs from the ones that Cambridge, Lexington and Newton that have already passed to protect trees on private property.

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Official Text

In the interest of tree preservation in the City of Somerville, that the City Solicitor draft a revision of the City’s tree ordinance to include restrictions and regulations on cutting trees on private property of six inches in diameter or larger, and provide an explanation of how the proposed revised ordinance differs from the ones that Cambridge, Lexington and Newton have already passed to protect trees on private property.