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ORDINANCE NO. 81- 52 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Robert G. Beebe AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1119.11 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STREET TREES. WHEREAS, existing Section 1119.11 of the Codified Ordinances of Mayfield Village, Ohio, does not specify, in detail, any minimum requirements for trees installed pursuant to said Section; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council believe that the spirit and intent of Section 1119.11 requiring the installation of street trees in subdivisions, is such that the trees installed should be of such stature that they are capable of surviving and flourishing; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. Section 1119.11 of the Codified Ordinances. of Mayfield Village, Ohio® is hereby amended to read as follows: 1119.11 STREET TREES. The selection and spacing of trees shall be in accord with a street tree plan approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Trees should be planted along new streets at an interval of fifty (50) feet. Tree species should be selected with such habit of growth that they will fill the space desired within a reasonable time, producing a pleasing effect in scale with adjacent developments. Miniature tree species should not be used except for special design considerations of scale, such as in a mall, and not used merely as a means of reducing pruning and a tree care program. Trees of untried species, of unknown endurance or those requiring frequent spraying should not be used. Trees generally recommended along streets are Red Maple, Norway Maple, Sugar Maple,- Red Oak, White Oak, Thornless Honey Locust, London Plane, Amur Cork and Sweet Gum. Trees which have undesirable characteristics such as excessively thick foliage, low branches, unpleasant odors, , susceptibility to disease or attack by insects or which have large root systems, such as Poplar,