HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 5060 11/16/1999 ORDINANCE NO. 5060
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 9
(STREET AND SIDEWALKS) OF THE VILLAGE CODE
Passed and approved by
the President and Board of Trustees
the 16th day of November, 1999
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
17th day of November, 1999
VWL/
11/11/99
ORDINANCE NO. 5060
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V
OF CHAPTER 9 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS)
OF THE VILLAGE CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF
MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That Paragraph F of Section 9.509, entitled "Pruning of Trees" of Chapter 9 of
the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended by deleting Paragraph F entirely and
inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph, so that hereafter said Section 9.509.F shall
be and read as follows:
"F. Pruning American Elm Or Oak Trees: To help prevent the spread of Dutch elm
disease and Oak Wilt, American elm or oak trees on public property shall not be
pruned during the growing season, except when, in the opinion of the Director of
Public Works, pruning is required to alleviate an imminent hazard. Other
exemptions from this requirement may be granted as deemed necessary by the
Director of Public Works."
SECTION TWO: That Paragraph H of Section 9.509 entitled "Pruning of Trees" of Chapter 9 of
the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended by deleting Paragraph H entirely and
inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph, so that hereafter said Section 9.509.H shall
be and read as follows:
"H. Utility Line Clearance Pruning: The Village recognizes the need to maintain utility
lines with regard to public safety and service. The Village also recognizes the
benefits provided by healthy public trees. In the cases where public trees occupy
space under or adjacent to overhead utility lines, the need to maintain utility line
clearance will be balanced with the need to maintain healthy trees by using
proper arboricultural pruning techniques to obtain the required clearance.
Topping is not a proper arboricultural pruning technique and shall not be used in
utility line clearance of public trees in the Village.
With the exception of emergency line clearance operations, companies or
organizations owning utility lines in the Village, or their line clearance contractors,
are required to notify the Director of Public Works of scheduled public property
pruning locations at least seven (7) days prior to but no more than 90 days
before, the commencement of pruning operations.
When necessary, as determined by the Director of Public Works, a
representative of the utility company, who shall be an arborist certified by the
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) or a degreed forester, will be required
to meet with the Director of Public Works to evaluate the impact of pruning on
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Ch. 9, Utility Line Clearance
specific public trees and to evaluate tree removals requested by the utility
company. Joint agreement is required prior to all public tree removals. Criteria
to be considered in tree removals include potential hazards, tree health and
species, damage from past maintenance, and tree location.
Each parkway tree that is removed for the purpose of utility line clearance shall
be replaced with one newly planted tree. The species selection for replacement
trees will consider the available growing space under or adjacent to utility lines
and will use narrow-crowned or Iow-growing cultivars when appropriate. When it
is not practical to plant a replacement tree at the site of a tree removal, the
replacement tree shall be planted in another public location as identified by the
Director of Public Works. The utility company will reimburse the Village for the
cost of purchase and installation of replacement trees, unless other
arrangements have been agreed to in a franchise agreement.
Additionally, where line clearance pruning will be performed on private property,
the utility company shall be required to provide advance written notice within the
above-mentioned time frame to each individual property owner. Such notice
shall be in the form of a door hanger or a mailing to each property, and shall
include a phone number where questions can be directed. Additionally, the
scope of the work to be performed on private trees shall be determined in
advance of pruning by an ISA certified arborist or a degreed forester."
SECTION THREE: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Corcoran, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Hoefert, Nocchi
PASSED and APPROVED this 16th day of November ,1999.
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Velma -V(/. Lowe '
Village Clerk
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