City and County of Denver - File #: 17-1017

• File #: 17-1017
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/11/2017
• In control: Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• On agenda: 10/9/2017
• Title: A bill for an ordinance amending Articles II and IV of Chapter 57 (Vegetation) and Section 49-114 of the Revised Municipal Code, concerning trees within the City and County of Denver. Amends chapters 57 and 49 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) concerning the care and protection of public trees and clarification regarding standard practices of the office of the City Forester. The Committee approved filing this bill by consent on 9-26-17.
• Indexes: Zach Rothmier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2017	1	Mayor	signed
10/17/2017	1	Council President	signed
10/16/2017	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
10/9/2017	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
9/26/2017	1	Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee	approved by consent

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 09-12-17

Requesting Agency: Parks and Recreations
Division:

* Name: Rob Davis / Laura Morales
* Phone: 720-913-0617 / 720-913-0633
* Email: robert.davis@denvergov.org / laura.morales@denvergov.org

Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance amending Articles II and IV of Chapter 57 (Vegetation) and Section 49-114 of the Revised Municipal Code, concerning trees within the City and County of Denver.
Amends chapters 57 and 49 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) concerning the care and protection of public trees and clarification regarding standard practices of the office of the City Forester. The Committee approved filing this bill by consent on 9-26-17.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Updates to municipal code focused on Denver's urban forest and the care /protection of public trees. These updates are driven by the need to update outdated language due to zoning code changes, the threat of emerald ash borer, and clarification needed around standard practices of Denver Parks and Recreation's Office of the City Forester. The work and review of these changes has passed through extensive review including: The Mayor's Policy Review Committee, Denver's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and Denver's Technical Advis...