29-14 Amend Section 565.01 and 565.04

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PLACED ON 1ST & REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 6/16/14. VLACED ON 2ND READING 7/7/14. Tree Trunk Flare Zone Appropriate Care LCO 565.04 amendment ORDINANCENO. 11 -14 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary. AN ORDINANCE amending Section 565.01, Definitions, and Section 565.04, Placing Harmful Substances Near Trees, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to prohibit actions harmful to the tree trunk flare zone. WHEREAS, healthy, mature, and safe trees are beneficial to property values, air quality, storm water management, energy use reduction, and the beautification of our City; and WHEREAS, the trunk flare zone is critical to the growth, development, and long term health of a tree, and appropriate care for the trunk flare zones of public trees, by prolonging their lives, will conserve taxpayer dollars and help the City achieve its goal of attaining a robust, consistent tree canopy; and WHEREAS, the Lakewood Tree Task Force recommended tree management policy changes to this effect; and WHEREAS, Article 18, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio permits municipalities to exercise all powers of local self - government and to adopt and enforce within their limits such as local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 2. Section 565.01, Definitions, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 565.01 DEFINITIONS. The following words, whenever referred to in this chapter, are defined as follows: (a) 'Public place" means any public street, public highway, public park or any property owned or held by the City, within the boundaries of the City. (b) "Tree" means any tree. (c) "Arboriculture" or "tree preservation" means and includes the treating, spraying, pruning, maintaining and any other care or work intended for the strengthening of trees, and the removal and prevention of tree pests, blights and diseases of any and all kinds. (d) 'Director of Public Works" or "Director" means the Director of Public Works of the City. (e) "City" means the City of Lakewood, Ohio.