City of Albuquerque - File #: O-16-6

• File #: O-16-6
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/20/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/4/2016
• Enactment date: 4/22/2016
• Enactment #: O-2016-006
• Title: C/S Amending The Albuquerque Traffic Code To Update ? 6-6-2-4 Required Street Trees To Establish Standards That Enhance, Improve And Maintain The Quality Of The Public Environment (Benton, by request)
• Sponsors: Isaac Benton (By Request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/22/2016	City Clerk	Published
4/22/2016	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/13/2016	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
4/4/2016	City Council	Passed	Pass
3/21/2016	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Substituted
3/16/2016	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted	Pass
3/16/2016	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Substituted	Pass
2/10/2016	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Postponed	Pass
1/20/2016	City Council	Introduced and Referred
1/20/2016	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S O-16-6 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request



ORDINANCE
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C/S Amending The Albuquerque Traffic Code To Update ? 6-6-2-4 Required Street Trees To Establish Standards That Enhance, Improve And Maintain The Quality Of The Public Environment (Benton, by request)
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AMENDING THE ALBUQUERQUE TRAFFIC CODE TO UPDATE ? 6-6-2-4 REQUIRED STREET TREES TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS THAT ENHANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. THE TRAFFIC CODE: REQUIRED STREET TREES REGULATIONS IS HEREBY AMENDED BY REPLACING THE TEXT IN ? 6-6-2-4 REQUIRED STREET TREES REGULATIONS AS SHOWN BELOW.
? 6-6-2-4 REQUIRED STREET TREES
(1) Required Street Trees.
(a) All applicants for building permits for construction of a new building or building addition of over 200 square feet shall submit a street tree plan for those parts of the lot abutting a major street, a major local street, or another street where street trees are required.
(b) Any person who constructs a new building addition of over 200 square feet or who paves a parking lot or required off-street parking area for apartments and/or non-residential development on a lot abutting a major street, a major local street, or another street where street trees are required shall plant street trees according to a street tree plan approved by the Mayor. Such planting shall occur no later than 30 days after the completion of construction and shall occur before final inspection as required in the Building Code.
(c) Street trees shown on an approved street tree plan and required to meet the requirements of ?14-16-3-10(H) shall be maintained alive and healthy. Maintenance and trimming of street trees and replacement of dead trees are the responsibility of ...