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ORDINANCE NO. 734
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 5 ENTITLED "ARBOR" REGULATIONS OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
BY AMENDING SECTION 5-3. "REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO
PRIV A TEL Y HELD PROPERTY"; PROVIDNG FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs is committed to preserving and enhancing green
areas of the city and by assuring the preservation of existing trees on public and private property
and taking steps to require maintenance of existing and installation of new trees in the City; and,
WHEREAS, the requirement to replace trees removed for construction on the site is not
always practical,
WHEREAS, the current arbor regulations of the City require amendment in order to
foster the objectives of preserving existing and assuring additional trees when trees are permitted
to be removed.
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City of Winter Springs, Florida, as
follows:
1. Section 5-3 , sub-section 5-3 (d), (1) and (2) entitled "Regulations applicable to
privately held property" is amended to read as follows:
(d) General criteriafor issuance of permits to remove trees. Trees may be
authorized for removal only if they fit into one of the following categories: the validity of
the status of a tree as eligible for removal shall be verified on site by the city forester
prior to issuance of a permit for removal:
ill Trees located on building and construction sites as shown on
approved plans may be replaced elsewhere on the property or
mitigated by a monetary replacement to be determined by the city
forester of the current wholesale cost of the tree being removed
which shall be used for enhancement and maintenance of trees
located on public lands.
(2) Trees within ten (10) feet of a proposed or an existing structure or
other improvement that restrict construction may be replaced
elsewhere on the property or mitigated by a monetary replacement
to be determined by the city forester of the current wholesale cost
of the tree being removed which shall be used for enhancement
and maintenance of trees located on public lands.
(3) Trees severely diseased, injured or dead;
(4) Trees that interfere with provision of above ground utility
installations and which will be replaced elsewhere on the property;
(5) Trees that have been approved by the city forester to be replaced
elsewhere on the property.
(6) Trees that appear on the Florida Exotic Pest PlantCouncil's List of
Invasive Plants, Class I.
Portions of this Section 5-3(d) not changed with struck through words (deleted language) or
underlined (new ordinance language) are unchanged and not altered by this ordinance.
5. Conflicts. All Ordinances in conflict for the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby
superceded and this Ordinance shall prevail.
6. Severability. If any word, phrase, sentence or portion of this Ordinance is stricken by
a Florida Court of competent jurisdiction, all other terms and conditions of the Ordinance not
specifically stricken shall remain in full force and effect.
7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption by the City
Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
DONE AND ENACTED in regular session of the City Commission of the City of Winter
Springs, Florida this 27th day of SeptP.ITJher, 1999.
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