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£ Ordinance No. 2003-70 Page 2 5ECTION 2: That therG be and hereby is created an amended Section 950.02 of Chapter 950 of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code of the City of North Olmsted, which is presently entitled "DUTIES AND POWERS OF CITY FORESTER." Said amended Section 950.02 shall be amended to provide in form and substance as set forth below, which displays and differentiates between the existing and proposed regulations, and which shall henceforth read upon adoption as follows: 950.02 DUTIES AND POWERS UF CITY FORESTER The City Forester shall be vested with the following duties and powers: (a) Ta enforce or cause to be enforced the provisions of this chapter. (b) To enforce arboricultural specifications and standards of practice generally accepted by the arboriculture trade, which shall govern the selection, planting, maintenance, production and removal of public, commercial and multi-family residential trees and utilization of wood and forest products produced in the course of operation. (c) To issue orders and pernuts for planting, maintenance, protection and removal of public, commercial and multi-family residential trees and, where applicable, to make site inspections and enforce conditions imposed upon Landscaping Plans and/or upon Tree Preservation/ Removal Permits iasued pursuaat to this Chapter and as otherwise imposed upon development plans and commercixl building permits pursuant to Chapter 1126. (d) To review and report on Tree Preservation/Removal Plans and other Landscaping Plans to t6e Architectural Review Board; to conduct site inspections, when necessary, prior to such administrative review and permit approval; and to deliver reports, advice and recommendations to administrative bodies consistent with the standards imposed 6erein. (e) To plant, maintain and remove trees on City owned property and to monitor the maintenance of trees around utility lines. To survey and appraise the condition of trees located on City owned property and public rights of way. To notify contiguous property owners prior to the removal or planting of any tree within the municipal right of way. SECTION 3: That this legislation is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately in order that trees, which are a City resource, may be protected in time for the start of the construction season, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it sha11 take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage by Council and approval by the Mayor.