Fiscal Note
The proposed ordinance updates sections of the Madison General Ordinances related to tree authority and the requirements of the terrace treatment policy. No appropriation is required.
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Amending Sections 10.25(4), 23.21(1), 23.22, 23.25 and 23.40(4)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances to reflect changes to tree authority and the requirements of the terrace treatment policy.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance makes updates to several sections of the ordinances to reflect previous changes made by ORD-23-0019 (File 75530) and ORD-25-00022 (File 87044), as well as the terrace treatment policy, as approved by the Board of Public Works on May 22, 2019 (File 55445).
In 2020, the Forestry section was relocated from the Parks Division to the Streets Division. As part of that change, oversight of the City Forester and tree related duties, other than in City parks, has also been formally moved from the Board of Park Commissioners, and its Habitat Stewardship Subcommittee, to the Board of Public Works. Other ordinances have already been amended to reflect this reorganization; however, the older language remains in several sections of Chapter 23. This ordinance corrects this oversight, putting these remaining provisions under the Board of Public Works authority, as should have already occurred.
This ordinance also updates language in Section 10.25(4) to eliminate potential confusion. Under 10.25(3), the permissible plantings ordinance, certain plantings within the terrace area, defined as the area between the roadway and the adjoining property line, are permissible, as provided for in the terrace treatment policy approved by the Board of Public Works. The terrace treatment policy, last approved in May 2019, applies to the entire terrace, but the existing language in 10.25(4) appears to set different rules in the portion of the terrace between the sidewalk and the curb-which is not the case. This language is not conflicting, but it does cause pot...
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