15-1419 Amending ULDR, Part III, Tree Protection

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4. The City Manager may appoint: a. A representative of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, a landscape architect, arborist or other similar landscape professional; and /or, b. A resident and/or business person within the City of Casselberry. C. Officers and procedures. The chairperson and vice chairperson of the City Tree Advisory Committee shall be alternated on an annual basis from January 1 st of each year. A record of findings, decisions and recommendations shall be kept by the committee in a location accessible to all members. Meetings of the City Tree Advisory Committee shall be open to the public and shall be held at the call of the chairperson and /or at such times as the City Tree Advisory Committee shall determine. D. Powers and duties. 1. The City Tree Advisory Committee shall have the authority to develop and administer a comprehensive program for the care, preservation, and management of trees in parks, along streets, in stormwater management facilities, and in all other public areas. 2. The City Tree Advisory Committee shall, when requested by the City Commission, City Manager, or any Department Head, consider, investigate, report and snake recommendations on any special matter or question coming within the scope of its duties. 3. The City Tree Advisory Committee shall review designations for specimen trees and make recommendations to the Development Review Committee, Planning and Zoning Commission or City Commission regarding such. 4. The City Tree Advisory Committee's recommendations shall be by consensus of the members. The Committee shall transmit its recommendations to the appropriate reviewing authority including but not limited to the City Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The powers and duties of the City Tree Advisory Committee shall include other responsibilities and authority as specifically set forth in this ordinance. 5. The City Tree Advisory Committee may make recommendations to the City Commission designating expenditures from the City Tree Bank for projects within the community. Section 3 -14.5. Tree Protection and Survival. A. Burden of tree protection is on the property owner. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, developer or applicant to ensure that any tree shown on the tree inventory for which a tree removal permit has not been obtained, be protected. The property owner shall guarantee survival of retained or replacement trees. B. Restrictions during construction. It shall be unlawful for any person, during the construction of any structures or other improvements, to place any material (such as oil, solvent, concrete) which may be harmful to the tree, machinery, or temporary soil deposits within the dripline of any tree for which a tree removal permit is required but has not been obtained. This provision includes soil that is placed in the dripline permanently for the purpose of a grade change, unless the grade is changed according to the guidelines described in the Florida Division of Forestry, Department of Ordinance 15 -1419 Page 6