HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5103-06-2019 A Resolution
NO. 5103-06-2019
ESTABLISHING A POLICY REGARDING EXPENDITURE
OF TREE FUND COLLECTIONS
WHEREAS,the Zoning Ordinance Section 6.302 Urban Forestry has the following objectives: to eliminate the
process of clear cutting: to promote the preservation/conservation of trees throughout the City; to recognize the
benefits of trees in the urban environment: to encourage the planting and preservation of quality trees that are
suitable to an area; to promote a safe environment that includes trees; and to encourage the preservation of
canopy trees which, once removed, can be replaced only after generations; and
WHEREAS,Fees are deposited into the Tree Fund of the Park and Recreation Department via the Zoning
Ordinance Section 6.302 Urban Forestry(g)(5)(b)(3), Preservation of Significant or Large trees, and Penalty 0);
and
WHEREAS, the community has expressed a desire to see that those payments, fees,penalties and assessments
are applied equitably to the areas of the City where the damage of tree removal occurred;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The following policy is adopted regarding the expenditure of tree fund collections.
The intention is to use the collected funds toward the operation of the City tree farm, tree grants, watering and
planting of trees on public property and public rights-of-way. The Park and Recreation Department also
assesses fees amassed in the Tree Fund through mitigation requirements and damage assessments on City-
owned property.
In addition to expenditure methods above, the following items will be specifically addressed using funds
collected through the Urban Forestry ordinance:
1. Urban Forestry mitigation fees(fees voluntarily paid in lieu of planting through an approved Urban
Forestry permit) and penalty revenue and or plantings shall be allocated within the park district(Central,
N, S, E, W) where the violation occurred with the intent of remediating trees removed back into the
general area. Additional costs of administrating the site specific projects and maintaining the trees
through establishment will be allocated through these funds.
2. Replanting, replacement and or settlement tree plantings will require species that are native to the
geographic setting.
3. Urban Forestry mitigation fees deposited in the Tree Fund may be spent on land or conservation
easement acquisition to preserve native tree stands.
Adopted this 18th day of June 2019.
ATTEST: By: FORT
Mary J. Ka , C4 Secr ary U
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