Title
Public Hearing on the City of Charlotte Tree Ordinance
Action
Action:
Conduct a public hearing on a text amendment to the City of Charlotte Tree Ordinance.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Alyson Craig, Planning, Design, and Development
Tim Porter, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
* Chapter 21 Trees of the City Code is known as the Charlotte Tree Ordinance. This ordinance currently contains development and non-development related tree regulations applicable within the City of Charlotte's corporate limits and its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
* Adoption of the proposed amendments to the Charlotte Tree Ordinance is recommended to align with the core consolidation and alignment objectives of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and the overall vision and tree canopy policy objectives of the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
* A development-related heritage tree regulation is proposed for inclusion in the UDO and is intended to be adopted as a part of the UDO.
* A non-development related heritage tree regulation is proposed for inclusion in the Charlotte Tree Ordinance.
* In conjunction with adoption of the UDO, the following amendments to the Charlotte Tree Ordinance are proposed and will become effective on June 1, 2023:
* All development-related regulatory applicability will be repealed;
* All development-related tree regulations will be deleted;
* All definitions that are solely development-related will be deleted;
* Add language clarifying administrative duties and responsibilities of the Chief Urban Forester;
* Add a new non-development Heritage Tree regulation protecting native North Carolina trees on private property;
* Add new definitions related to non-development Heritage Tree regulation;
* Add language to clarify preservation intent and requirements of City street trees; and
* Complete minor clarifying and corrective revisions to existing sections of Charlotte Tree Ordinance.
Background
* The UDO is a set of devel...
Click here for full text