West Newsmagazine 10-4-17
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October 4, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
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Back in July, the Manchester Board of<br />
Aldermen proposed a tree ordinance that<br />
would regulate the care of trees within<br />
the city’s rights-of-way and parks, and<br />
establish regulations for the preservation<br />
of trees in residential and commercial<br />
developments. The city said an ordinance<br />
was necessary to establish regulations that<br />
would grow and maintain a healthy urban<br />
forest, maximizing the benefits trees provide<br />
to people and the environment, while<br />
also maintaining the public’s safety.<br />
In helping to develop the ordinance,<br />
Alderman Mike Clement [Ward 2] vetted<br />
both concerns and recommendations by<br />
staff and residents. The final ordinance was<br />
approved at the Sept. 18 board of aldermen<br />
meeting.<br />
The ordinance calls for the establishment<br />
of a Tree Advisory Board, consisting<br />
of three resident members, one from each<br />
of the city’s wards, who will be appointed<br />
by the mayor with the assistance of the<br />
aldermen. The director of public works, a<br />
position currently held by Bob Ruck, will<br />
serve as staff liaison to the advisory board.<br />
The ordinance details what role the advisory<br />
board will play in governing the tree<br />
ordinance.<br />
The other main provision of the ordinance<br />
relates to tree preservation during<br />
construction of new development projects.<br />
Under the ordinance, developers are<br />
required to retain a minimum of 30 percent<br />
of existing woodland in those developments<br />
where contiguous woodland is<br />
to be removed. The ordinance states that<br />
“woodland preservation should prioritize<br />
riparian corridors, quality species composition<br />
and buffer zones. When possible,<br />
replacement trees shall be replanted.” If<br />
no appropriate tree locations are available,<br />
a payment of $120 per replacement<br />
caliper inch may be paid to the city’s<br />
tree fund; the amount would not exceed<br />
$<strong>10</strong>,000 per acre.<br />
“It changes the ratio from them replacing<br />
1:1 to 3:1, which makes that more reasonable<br />
for developers or homeowners. It is in<br />
line with other neighboring municipalities,”<br />
Clement said.<br />
The approved tree ordinance is available<br />
for viewing on the city’s website [www.<br />
manchestermo.gov].<br />
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