City Council
Staff Report
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: February 5, 2024
Report #:2401-2538
TITLE
SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 8.04 (Street, Trees, Shrubs, and Plants) and Chapter 8.10 (Tree Preservation and Management Regulations) (FIRST READING: January 16, 2024 PASSED 5-2, Lythcott-Haims, Tanaka no)
BACKGROUND
This was heard by the City Council on January 16, 202 for a first reading and was approved 5-2, Lythcott-Haims, Tanaka no.
The ordinance has been amended to reflect part B of the Council’s motion. Specifically, a provision was added to Section 8.10.070 to require requests to prune trees in excess of the limits in Section 8.10.020(i) to be submitted to the urban forester fourteen days before pruning the tree with a statement explaining why pruning beyond the limits is warranted.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 8.04 (Street, Trees, Shrubs, and Plants) and Chapter 8.10 (Tree Preservation and Management Regulations).
APPROVED BY:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk