Chapter 12.40
TREE DEPARTMENT
Sections:
12.40.010 Tree department designated.
12.40.020 Tree department duties.
12.40.040 Public duty created.
12.40.010 Tree department designated.
A. A “tree department” is hereby designated. The mayor or his designee shall exercise the powers, duties, and authority stipulated for the tree department by this chapter.
B. The tree department shall work in conjunction with community development and planning and town boards and commissions in the development and administration of the Friday Harbor Tree Care Standards and related programs. (Ord. 1617 § 1, 2017)
12.40.020 Tree department duties.
The tree department shall have the primary responsibility to study, investigate, develop, and to update periodically, a written plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal and disposition of all street and park trees. (Ord. 1617 § 1, 2017)
12.40.030 Tree fund created.
A. There is hereby created “tree fund” to be maintained in the parks section of the current fund into which a minimum of $2.00 per capita shall be designated for the development and implementation of an urban forestry program and adopted community forestry work plan.
B. The town administrator shall provide an annual report of per capita expenditures on the Friday Harbor Tree Care Standards.
C. The town council specifically reserves to itself authority regarding expenditure of tree funds. (Ord. 1617 § 1, 2017)
12.40.040 Public duty created.
The provisions of this section are intended to create only a duty to the public in general and not to create any duty to individuals or to any particular class of individuals. Further, these provisions are not intended to be enforced for the protection of any person or class of persons. (Ord. 1617 § 1, 2017)