ORDINANCE 1158ORDINANCE NO. 1158
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
ADDING TO CHAPTER 12.12 PARKWAY RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" RELATING TO CITY TREES
AND THEIR CARE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTIONS 12.12.110, 12.12.120, 12.12.130, 12.12.140, 12.12.150,
12.12.160, 12.12.170, 12.12.180, 12.12.190 are added to the Title
12 of the "E1 Segundo Municipal Code" to read as follows:
12.12.110 Parkway rule nine - Landscaping
In new subdivision or when the development of commercial property
or new construction on existing subdivisions occurs, the Director
of Recreation and Parks or director's designee shall review
landscaping plans and may require street trees being planted in any
of the streets, parking lots, and other public places abutting
lands henceforth developed and /or subdivided in accordance with the
Tree Policy.
12.12.120 Parkway rule ten - Tree Planting, Maintenance and Removal
Specifications and standards for the planting, maintenance, and
removal of trees subject to this ordinance are contained within the
Tree Policy of the City of E1 Segundo.
12.12.130 Parkway rule eleven - Tree Protection
Protecting existing trees is a
Therefore, standards for control
for protection of trees shall be
major goal of the Tree Policy.
of disease or other pestilence,
set forth in the Tree Policy.
12.12.140 Parkway rule twelve - Planting Vegetation Around Trees
No person shall plant or grow or cause to be planted or grown any
ivy, geranium or other vegetation on or against any city street
trees adjacent to any city street trees that would deprive the
trees of necessary water and /or nutrients.
12.12.150 Parkway rule thirteen - Attaching signs, wires, etc. to
Trees
No person shall attach or keep attached to any tree within street
rights -of -way, parks and public places, or to guard or stake
intended for the protection thereof, any wire, rope, sign or any
other device whatsoever.
12.12.160 Parkway rule fourteen - Permits
No person except Parks Division personnel or a contractor hired by
the City may perform any planting, trimming, pruning, removing,
spraying, or otherwise treat trees within the public rights -of -way
of El Segundo without obtaining permission from the Director of
Recreation and Parks or director's designee.
12.12.170 Parkway rule fifteen - Enforcement
The Director of Recreation and Parks or director's designee shall
have the power to promulgate and enforce the standards and
specifications as set forth in the City of El Segundo's Tree
Policy.
12.12.180 Parkway rule sixteen - Penalties, Claims and Appeals
Violations - Any person who, after notice and hearing, is found to
have violated any provision of this ordinance or to have failed to
comply with any notice issued pursuant the provisions of this
ordinance, shall be subject to a fine in an amount equal to the
cost of correcting said violation, but not to exceed $500 for each
separate offense. Each day during which any violation of the
provisions of this ordinance shall occur or continue shall be a
separate offense. If, as a result of the violation of any
provision of this ordinance, the injury, mutilation, or death of a
tree in the public rights -of -way is caused, the cost of repair or
replacement of such tree shall be borne by the party in violation.
Appeals - Appeals of the decisions of the Director of Recreation
and Parks and interpretations of the Tree Policy may be brought
before the Recreation and Parks Commission for consideration, whose
decisions regarding interpretations and requirements of the Tree
Policy shall be final.
12.12.190 Parkway rule seventeen - Tree Trust Fund
All fees, fines, or assessments as defined in this ordinance or the
Tree Policy shall be deposited in a Tree Trust Fund and reinvested
into the City of E1 Segundo's community forest.
This ordinance shall become effective at midnight on the thirtieth
day from and after the date of the final passage and adoption
thereof.
The City clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of
original ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which
the same is passed and adopted; and shall within fifteen days after
the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published
once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated within said City of E1
Segundo and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 20th
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM
of NOVEMBER 1990.
yor of',the City of E1 S
California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Ronald L. Hart, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five;
that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1158 is a full, true correct original of
Ordinance No. 1158 of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, ADDING TO CHAPTER
12.12 PARKWAY RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE "EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE" RELATING TO CITY TREES AND THEIR CARE.
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor or said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of
the said Council held on the 20th day of November, 1990, and the same was so passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Dannen, Clutter, West, Wise and
Mayor Jacobsen
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1158 was
duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said
City of El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published
and circulated within said City and that the same was so published therein on the
following day, to wit:
Ronald L. Hart
City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)