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Ordinance No. 0630
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO630NORDINANCEREPEALINGMEDINAMUNICIPALCODEPROVISION1220110BTOELIMINATETHEEXEMPTIONFROMTHECODEPROVISIONSGOVERNINGTREEREMOVALANDTRIMMINGPREVIOUSLYGRANTEDTOPUBLICANDPRIVATEUTILITIESHOLDINGAFRANCHISEFROMTHECITYUSEOFPUBLICRIGHTSOFWAYWHEREAStheCityhasnothistoricallyrequiredpermitsfortrimmingorremovaloftreesbyutilitiesandWHEREASPugetSoundEnergyformerlyPugetPowerhasperformedvirtuallyallofthetreetrimmingperformedbyutilitiesthroughouttheCityandWHEREASPugetSoundEnergyhasfailedtoperformtreetrimmingandremovalinaprofessionalmannertakinganyreasonableprecautionstoavoidpermanentinjuriesorunsightlytreesbutratherhasproceededbyusingtheleastexpensivemeanswhichusuallyinvolvewholesaletoppingandtreeremovalandWHEREASpermitsarerequiredafterfullreviewbytheBoardofAdjustmentforresidentsdesiringtotrimorremovetreesinpublicrightsofwaynowthereforeTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSECTION1MEDINAMUNICIPALCODESECTION1220110BREPEALEDSection1220110BoftheMedinaMunicipalCodeprovidingexemptionsfromtherequirementsofChapter1220forutilitiesisherebyrepealedSECTION2EFFECTIVEDATETheCityCouncildeclaresthatthisisanemergencyordinancenecessaryfortheprotectionofpublichealth safetyandwelfareandshallbeeffectiveimmediatelyuponadoptionPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHISJULYITSPASSAGETHE16TH199714THDAYOF1997ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFDAYOFJULYSusanPottsMayorApprovedastoformKirkRWnesCityAttorneyAttestEdvalsoncityClerk SUMMARYOFORDINANCENO630oftheCityofMedinaWashingtonOnJULY141997theCityCounciloftheCityofMedinaWashingtonapprovedordinanceNo630themainpointsofwhicharesummarizedbyitstitleasfollowsANORDINANCEREPEALINGMEDINAMUNICIPALCODEPROVISION1220110BTOELIMINATETHEEXEMPTIONFROMTHECODEPROVISIONSGOVERNINGTREEREMOVALANDTRIMMINGPREVIOUSLYGRANTEDTOPUBLICANDPRIVATEUTILITIESHOLDINGAFRANCHISEFROMTHECITYFORUSEOFPUBLICRIGHTSOFWAYThefulltextoftheordinancewillbemaileduponrequestAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofJULY141997HoTEdvalsnCityClerkk3