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ORDINANCE NO. 1387
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2312-0 PERTAINING TO
TREES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 1962, BY PROVIDING THAT
IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LICENSED TREE SURGEON OR
SERVICE COMPANY OR GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE
ANY TREE COVERED BY THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF
THIS CHAPTER WITHOUT FIRST HAVING IN ITS POSSESSION
A PROPER PERMIT; BY PROVIDING THAT UPON THE THIRD
VIOLATION OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS
CHAPTER BY ANY LICENSED TREE SURGEON OR SERVICE
COMPANY OR GENERAL CONTRACTOR., THE CITY COM-
MISSION MAY, AFTER INVESTIGATION BY THE CITY
FORESTER AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE CITY MANAGER,
REVOKE OR SUSPEND THE CITY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE
OF SAID TREE SURGEON OR SERVICE COMPANY OR GENERAL
CONTRACTOR; BY ESTABLISHING THE MEASUREMENT OF
THE DIAMETER OF TREES AT FOUR AND ONE-HALF FEET
ABOVE GRADE; BY PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR COM-
PARABLE SUBSTITUTE AND ESTABLISHING AN EVALUATION
PROCEDURE FOR ALL APPRAISALS; BY AMENDING THE LIST
OF TREES TO BE EXEMPT FROM THIS CHAPTER TO REMOVE
AUSTRALIAN PINE TREE, EAR TREE, JACARANDA TREE
AND CHINABERRY TREE THEREFROM AND TO ADD BRAZILIAN
PEPPER TREE THERETO; TO SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATE
THE CITY FORESTER RATHER THAN THE PARKS DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CITY MANAGER AS THE PERSONS
TO ENFORCE AND ADMINISTER SAID CHAPTER; BY ENACTING
A NEW SECTION RELATING TO MANGROVE TREES AND
ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT FOR
REMOVAL OF SAME; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR FAILURE
TO COMPLY HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING
FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter Z3-1, pertaining to trees, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Clearwater, Florida, 1962, is hereby amended by amending
Section 231 3, relating to removal of trees-..permit required; sub-section
(b) of Section 232-4, relating to removal of trees--application for permit;
Section 232-6, relating to removal of trees--relocation or replacement;
Section 232-9, relating to exemption from chapter; and Section 232-11,
relating to appeal; and enacting a new Section 23-1-1Z, relating to mangrove
trees, to read as follows:
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Section 231..3. Removal of trees--Permit required.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, without first obtaining
a permit to do so as heroin provided, to remove or cause
to be removed or effectively remove through damaging any
tree with a trunk diameter of four inches (411) or more, said
diameter being measured four and one-half feet (411) above grade.
It shall be unlawful for any license3 tree surgeon or service
company or general contractor to remove within the City of
Clearwater any tree covered by the terms and provisions of
this chapter without first having in its possession a proper
permit authorizing the removal of said tree. Upon, the third
violation of the terms and provisions of this chapter by any
licensed tree surgeon or service company or general contractor
the City Commission may, after investigation by the City
Forester and recommendation by the City Manager, revoke
or suspend the City occupational license of said tree surgeon
or service company or general contractor.
Section 23 2-4. Removal of trees--Application for permit.
(b) All trees four inches (411) or over in trunk diameter
measured four and one-half feet (41-') above grade and
identified as to type, trunk diameter and species.
Section 231-6. Removal of trees--Relocation or replacement.
Where construction of structures or improvements on any
real property necessitates the removal of such trees, the
City Manager and/or the City Forester of the City may,
as a condition for the approval of the application for removal,
require that the owner either relocate or replace said tree
or trees with comparable substitutes somewhere within the
property lines of said property.
Comparable substitute is defined as a tree or trees of equal
value to the appraised value of that tree which is to be removed
or relocated. The nationally recognized evaluation procedure
of the International Shade Tree Conference, Inc. shall be used
for all appraisals and shall be appraised by a qualified
professional, such as a forester, arborist or horticulturalist.
Section 231-9. Exemption from chapter.
Specifically exempt from the terms and provisions of this
chapter are the following species of trees which have proven to
cause damage to natural ecosystems in or near the City of
Clearwater:
Melaleuca leucodendron (Punk tree or cajeput tree)
Schinus terebinthefolius (Brazilian pepper tree)
Section 231-11. Appeal.
Any person adversely affected by a decision of the City Manager
or City Forester in the enforcement or interpretation of any of
the terms or provisions of this chapter may appeal such decision
to the City Commission. Such appeal shall be taken by filing
written notice thereof with the City Manager with a copy to the
City Clerk within ten (10) days after the decision of the City
Manager or the City Forester. Each such appeal shall be
accompanied by a payment in sufficient amount to cover the
cost of publishing and mailing notices of hearing or hearings.
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Section 231-12. Removal of mangrove trees-Permit required.
The following species of mangroves are recognized to be vvx':r r?=rh.?"°
of special ecological value to the City of Clearwater:
Rhizo Nora mangle (Red mangrove) i" '• '?,' ''.'
Laguncularia racemosa (White mangrove)
Avicennia nitida (Black mangrove)
Conocarpus erects (Buttonwood or button mangrove)
No mangrove tree, regardless of size, located within an area
thirty feet (301) landward and thirty feet (301) seaward of the
established bulkhead line shall be removed or relocated without
a tree removal permit.
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Section 2. An person, organization, society, association or
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provisions of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction in the Municipal `?.
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Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
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are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
?. Section 4. Should any part or provision of this ordinance be declared
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the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the
u part declared to be invalid.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon ,
its passage.
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oath says that lie is the Business Manager of the Clearwater Sun, a daily newspaper ,OR"'
published at Clearwater In Pinellas County, Florida: that the attached copy of rREMt
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heretofore been continuously published in said Pinellas County. Florida, each day and TION
has been entered as second class mall matter at the post office In Clearwater, in said SUBS
Pinellas County, Florida, far a period of one year next precedi the first publication of
the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further s t at he has neither paid 'THE
nor promised any person, firm or corporation any disc It rib e, corn lesion or refund REM
for the purpose of securing this advertisement r ubl at in th said newspaper.
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