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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2019 - 47 BY: Councilperson Glassburn AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER 950 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ENTITLED "URBAN FOREST, " AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, The City's Urban Forest Chapter 950, administered by the City Forester, under the Director of Public Service, includes a number of processes the review and approval of tree removal permits under North Olmsted Codified Ordinance ("N.O.C.O") §950; and WHEREAS, as a matter of housekeeping, N.O.C.O. §950.03(e) (1) contains an erroneous reference to the Architectural Review Board and N.O.C.O. § 1126.04(d), which public body and subsection no longer exist; and WHEREAS, because Residential Cluster Districts are, by nature, residential in character as opposed to commercial, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to distinguish these two by eliminating the requirement to amend landscape plans as a prerequisite to issuance of tree removal permits in Residential Cluster Districts. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Chapter 950 of the Streets, Utilities, and Public Services Code, which presently reads as set forth on Exhibit A, be amended and as amended shall read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit B. SECTION 2: That all ordinances, and parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance, shall, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, be repealed. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the public health, safety and welfare; and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two thirds of the members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.