<div dir="ltr"><div>Good morning.</div><div><br></div><div>The Rathkopf treatise, which I co-author, addresses tree preservation ordinances in depth.  You might ask your legal counsel or someone else with access to Westlaw to provide a copy of the chapter to you.  I can't because of copyright limitations.  Here is what's covered, which in itself, might be helpful as to what you should consider:  </div><div><br></div><div><div>

<h2 style="margin:0in 87.6pt 0in 52.35pt;line-height:88%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">CHAPTER<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>20.   <span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">TREE</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">AND</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">VEGETATION</span><span style="letter-spacing:-3.9pt">           </span>PROTECTION</span></h2>

<h3 style="margin:10.9pt 0in 0in 72.95pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">I.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">OVERVIEW</span></h3>

<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:1     Generally</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.55pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span></p>

<h3 style="margin:0in 69.6pt 0.0001pt 78.3pt;line-height:90%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">II.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">GENERAL<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>VALIDITY<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>LOCAL<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>TREE<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>AND<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">VEGETATION</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.75pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">CONSERVATION</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.75pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">ORDINANCES</span></span></h3>

<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:2     Generally</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:8.5pt"> </span></p>

<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0in 100.25pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">A.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">PUBLIC<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>PURPOSE</span></h4>

<p style="margin:4.25pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;line-height:12pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:3      Generally</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:4      Visual<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>aesthetic<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>values—Beauty<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>appearance</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:5      —Scale/livability</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:6      —Creating<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>special<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>places/distinct<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>identity</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:7      Environmental<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>values</span></p><p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">§</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">20:8      —Soil</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">erosion</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt">
</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">control</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">and</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">control</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt">
</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">of</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">soil</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">and</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">water</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:-2.6pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">pollution</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.2pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;line-height:12pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:9      —Air<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>pollution</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:10     —Climate<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>moderation/energy<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>conservation</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>20:11     —Noise<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>buffers</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:12     —Water<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>conservation</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:13     —Wildlife<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>habitats<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>ecosystem<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>protection</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:14     Health<span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt"> </span>benefits</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:15     Economic<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>values</span></p>

<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:16     —Real<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>estate<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>values</span></p>

<p style="line-height:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:17     —Community-wide<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>economic<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt">
</span>impact</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:8.5pt"> </span></p>

<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0in 100.25pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">B.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">ENABLING<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>AUTHORITY</span></h4>

<p style="margin:3.75pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:18     Specific<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>enabling<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>legislation</span></p>

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</span>

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<p style="margin:0.35pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:5.5pt"> </span></p>

<p style="margin:2.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:19     Environmental<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>protection</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:20     Planning/zoning/subdivision<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>laws</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:21     Home<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>rule/charter<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>authority</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p>

<h3 style="margin:0in 98.65pt 0.0001pt 83.6pt;line-height:92%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">III.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">TYPES OF PROPERTY
AND ACTIVITIES<span style="letter-spacing:-3.3pt"> </span>SUBJECT<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>TO<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>CONTROL</span></h3>

<p style="margin:7pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:22     Generally</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:8.5pt"> </span></p>

<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0in 100.25pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">A.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">TYPES<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>PROPERTY<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>SUBJECT<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt">
</span>TO<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>CONTROL</span></h4>

<p style="margin:6.75pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:23     Specimen<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>special<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>trees</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:24     Size</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:25     Species</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:26     Historical<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt">
</span>associations</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:27     Woodland<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>protection/%tree<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>cover</span></p>

<p style="margin:1.45pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:28     Distance/buffer<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>requirements</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:29     Special<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>area<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>protection</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.55pt 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"> </span></p>

<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0in 100.25pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">B.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">PRIVATE<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>ACTIVITIES<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>SUBJECT<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>TO<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>CONTROL</span></h4>

<p style="margin:6.3pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:30     Development<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>activity</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:31     Pruning</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:32     Afforestation</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:33     Construction<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>protection<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>measures</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:34     —Impact<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>injuries/accidental<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>cutting</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:35     —Excavation</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:36     —Grade<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>changes</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.9pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:37     —Other<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>construction<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>hazards</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:38     —Construction<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>monitoring</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:39     Maintenance<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>after<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>development</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="font-size:8.5pt"> </span></p>

<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0in 100.25pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">C.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">PUBLIC<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>AGENCIES</span></h4>

<p style="margin:6.25pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:40     Generally</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:41     Local<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>agencies</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:42     State<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>agencies</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:43     Federal<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>agencies</span></p>

<p style="margin:0.95pt 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:44     —National<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt">
</span>Environmental<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>Policy<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>Act</span></p>

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</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">Transportation</span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);font-size:10pt">Act</span></p>

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</span>404<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>Clean<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>Water<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Act</span></p>

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<h4 style="margin:2.6pt 0in 0.0001pt 100.9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">D.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">PUBLIC<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>UTILITIES</span></h4>

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<h4 style="margin:0.05pt 0in 0in 100.25pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century,serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">E.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">EXEMPTIONS</span></h4>

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</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>developed<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>parcels</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">STANDARDS<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>PERMIT<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>REVIEWS</span></h3>

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</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>flexibility<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>issue</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">THE<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>TAKING<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>ISSUE</span></h3>

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<h3 style="margin:0in 0in 0in 82.05pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">VI.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">ENFORCEMENT</span></h3>

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</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>certificates<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>occupancy</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">COMPLEMENTS<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>TO<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>REGULATION</span></h3>

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<p style="line-height:11.95pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:81     —Land<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>acquisition</span></p>

<p style="line-height:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0in 52.35pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32)">§<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>20:82     Education</span></p></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Dwight Merriam, FAICP</div><div>80 Latimer Lane, Weatogue, CT 06089</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 10:29 AM Rick Collins via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Following</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 9:53 AM Laura Harbottle via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Good morning planners, natural resource nonprofits and consultants,<div>The Town of Dover has received some modest funding to develop Tree Protection and Natural Resource Protection bylaws. The intent is to protect healthy, mature trees and wetland buffers, floodplains, native vegetation and similar resources on both public and private property. The Tree Protection could be zoning or a general bylaw, the Natural Resource Protection will most likely be a zoning bylaw.  <br><div><br></div></div><div>It would be helpful to receive information about for-profit and nonprofit firms who recently developed similar bylaws, including RFP's, costs, successes and lessons learned. It would be great to hear from Towns with bylaws where a process for monitoring and enforcement was identified.  </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much!</div><div><br></div><div>Laura Harbottle AICP, CFM</div><div>Interim Town Planner</div><div>5 Springdale Ave.</div><div>Dover, MA  02030</div></div>
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