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File #: ORD 24-101    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 1/30/2024 Final action: 1/30/2024
Title: Concur with the Community Design Commission and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 25 ("Trees, Shrubs, and Other Plants"), Article 1 ("Planting, Maintenance, and Removal of Trees and Shrubs and Creation of Forestry Commission") of the Oak Park Village Code Regarding the Village of Oak Park's Urban Forest Management Plan
Attachments: 1. Ordinance

Submitted By                     

Rob Sproule, Public Works Director

 

Reviewed By

Ahmad M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager / Interim Director of Development Customer Services

 

Agenda Item Title

Title

Concur with the Community Design Commission and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 25 (“Trees, Shrubs, and Other Plants”), Article 1 (“Planting, Maintenance, and Removal of Trees and Shrubs and Creation of Forestry Commission”) of the Oak Park Village Code Regarding the Village of Oak Park’s Urban Forest Management Plan 

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Overview

Overview

Staff proposes amending the Village Code to recognize the Urban Forest Management Plan in the Village Code and to remove obsolete language.End

 

Recommendation

Recommendation

Adopt the Ordinance.

 

Background

This item is in conjunction with the agenda item for the Village Board to adopt the newly developed Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). Previously, the Forestry Division’s actions were guided by the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice for the Village of Oak Park (Arboricultural Specifications). Changes to the Arboricultural Specifications require Village Board approval and it is referenced throughout Chapter 25 of the Village Code. Staff proposes the UFMP be added as a definition to Chapter 25 of the Village Code. Additionally, the UFMP will replace any reference to the Arboricultural Specifications throughout Chapter 25 of the Village Code. The arboricultural specifications definition would be deleted from Chapter 25. In addition, some other minor changes and obsolete sections and headings have been identified and modified.

 

Fiscal Impact

N/A

 

DEI Impact

N/A

 

Alternatives

The Board can delay action to gain additional information.

 

Previous Board Action

Sections 25-1-2, 25-1-4, 25-1-5, and 25-1-9 of the Village Code were adopted on August 3, 1981. 

 

Section 25-1-8 was amended on September 7, 1982 per Ordinance 1982-0-50

 

Section 25-1-6 was amended on July 16, 1984 per Ordinance No. 1984-0-36. 

 

Section 25-1-7 was amended on March 4, 2002 per Ordinance No. 2002-0-11,

 

Section 25-1-3 was amended on May 6, 2011 per Ordinance No 2011-0-21.

 

The Arboriculture Specifications and Standards of Practice for the Village of Oak Park was amended on March 3, 2014 per Ordinance No. 2014-R-47.

 

Citizen Advisory Commission Action

On October 3, 2023, the Environmental and Energy Commission reviewed the latest UFMP draft and provided feedback on the plan.

 

On October 25, 2023, the Community Design Commission reviewed a newly revised UFMP draft, provided feedback, and voted to support taking the UFMP to the Village Board for their approval.

 

Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments

Staff anticipates recommending additional revisions of Chapter 25 (Trees, Shrubs, and Other Plants) of the Village Code to the Village Board in the near future in alignment with the Climate Ready Oak Park Plan.

 

Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities

N/A