228 ORDINANCE NO. 228
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
12.28 OF THE GRAND TERRACE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ESTABLISHING . MAINTENANCE AND PRUNING
REQUIREMENTS FOR TREES ON LOCAL RESIDENTIAL,
ARTERIAL AND MAJOR STREETS IN THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 12.28.140 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
12.28.140 Maintenance and Pruning.
A. All maintenance and pruning shall be the responsibility of the adjacent homeowner.
B. The trees and ground cover shall be maintained so as not to constitute a hazard.
C. In order to avoid interference with vehicular or pedestrian use of streets and sidewalks, the
property owner shall be required to maintain trees and shrubbery in such a manner so as not
to encroach into or over any adjacent sidewalk or street. Absent special circumstances and
approved by the City,encroachment is defined as a minimum of eight feet of clearance above
any sidewalk and fifteen feet above any street.
Section 2. Effective Date-This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on
the 3Is'day of its adoption.
Section 3. Posting-The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in three(3)public
places within fifteen(15.) days of its adoption, as designated for such purposes by the City Council.
Section 4. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 241h day
of July and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting of said City Council on the 14`h
day of August, 2007.
Mayor of e City of Grand Terrace
and of the City Council thereof.
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Attest:
Brenda Mesa, City Clerk
I, Brenda Mesa, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Grand Terrace held on the 141h day of August, 2007,by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Cortes, Miller and Buchanan; Mayor Pro Tem Garcia
and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Brenda Mesa, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
John Harper, Ci ttorney
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