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(Amended by Ord. No. 166,973, Eff. 7/1/91.)
A fee shall be charged for each permit issued by the Board for the removal or cutting down of any tree in or upon any street or parkway in the City. Such permit fee shall provide for the removal or cutting down of ten (10) or less trees. Any permit for removal or cutting down of more than ten (10) trees shall require an additional fee for each additional unit of ten (10) trees, or any fraction thereof. Such permit shall specifically describe the work to be done, and shall be void thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. No fee shall be charged for any permit to plant any tree, shrub or plant.
The Board shall waive any permit fee required by this section for the removal of a live parkway tree if it determines that the root system of the tree is a primary cause of any sidewalk, curb, driveway, sewer or structure repair required.
The fees herein shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees.
(Added by Ord. No. 153,500, Eff. 4/18/80.)
No person shall move any building or other object along any street in such manner as to injure any tree or shrub in such street without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Board, and said Board may, if deemed advisable, require any person moving a building or any other object along a street in said City to furnish a bond in an amount sufficient to cover the damage or destruction of trees or shrubs on any street.
(Added by Ord. No. 153,500, Eff. 4/18/80.)
Tree stakes or guards may be placed around trees, shrubs or plants by the Board, by its authorized officers or employee, or by property owners, provided the same are merely placed near a tree, shrub or plant, for the purpose of protecting or training such trees, shrubs or plants.
(Added by Ord. No. 153,500, Eff. 4/18/80.)
Whenever any trees are planted within the public streets as a condition precedent to the recording of a subdivision, as provided for in Ordinance No. 79,310, the Board, for a continuous period of five years after the recording of said subdivision, shall have charge, superintendence and control of the maintenance of said trees in a manner to insure proper growth in accordance with the originally approved planting scheme. Such maintenance may include but shall not be restricted to watering, pruning, replacing and general care of said tree.
(Amended by Ord. No. 166,973, Eff. 7/1/91.)
Whenever any street tree or street trees are required in connection with a subdivision, parcel map, zone change, conditional use or Class “A” or Class “B” permit as referred to in Section 62.105 of this Code, or whenever any street tree or street trees are provided pursuant to Section 12.21 A.6. of this Code, and maintained by the Department of Public Works, a fee shall be paid to the Department of Public Works to cover the expense of maintaining such trees for a period of five (5) years after planting. This fee shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as any fees for planting such trees are paid. The fee herein shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees.
(Added by Ord. No. 185,573, Eff. 7/5/18.)
(a) Definitions. The definitions provided in Section 62.00 of this Code along with the definitions contained in this subsection shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this section.
(1) “Board” shall mean the Board of Public Works or its designee.
(2) “Development Tree Planting Requirement” shall mean the tree planting requirement under Section 12.21 G.2.(a)(3) of this Code.
(3) “Public Works Tree Planting Requirement” shall mean a tree planting requirement imposed as a permit condition for the removal of a street tree under Section 62.169 of this Code.
(b) An in-lieu fee is hereby established to cover the cost to procure, plant and provide water for three years for each tree required pursuant to a Development Tree Planting Requirement or a Public Works Tree Planting Requirement, as defined herein, when the required tree cannot feasibly be planted on-site. The in-lieu fee under this section shall be as follows:
(1) In-Lieu Fee – Development Tree Planting Requirement: $2,612 per tree.
(2) In-Lieu Fee – Public Works Tree Planting Requirement: $1,945 per tree.
(c) Upon the approval by the Board, including a determination by the Board that the site cannot feasibly accommodate a required tree, the in-lieu fee established in Subsection (b) may be used to satisfy a Public Works Tree Planting Requirement.
(d) Upon the approval pursuant to a Director’s Decision under Section 12.21 G.3. of this Code, including a determination by the Director that the site cannot feasibly accommodate a required tree, the in-lieu fee established in Subsection (b) may be used to satisfy a Development Tree Planting Requirement.
(e) The In-Lieu Fee – Public Works Tree Planting Requirement established in Subsection (b) shall be reduced to $267 per tree for any residential property with four or fewer dwelling units.
(f) The in-lieu fees established in this section shall be collected by the Board and solely used to procure, plant and provide water and maintenance for three years for the required trees. The Board, with Council approval, shall determine the locations for trees planted using the in-lieu fees based on the location of the project triggering the Development Tree Planting Requirement or the tree removal permit triggering the Public Works Tree Planting Requirement, as well as the need for additional trees in an area.
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