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. <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. -~flo <br /> of the <br /> City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene <br /> PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TREE PRESERVATION <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE RULE R-6.305 <br /> r <br /> The City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> A. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.019 and 6.305 of the Eugene Code, 1971, <br /> I igntend to amend Sections R-G.305-A, R-6.305-B, and R-6.305-E of Tree Preservation <br /> Administrative Rule R-6.305, adopted by the City Manager on April 19, 1994, by Administrative <br /> Order 58-94-OS-F. <br /> f' B. On August 5, 199b, Ordinance No. 20056 was passed by the City Council and <br /> I approved by the Mayor, which revised provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, relating to tree <br /> ~ preservation. Sections R-6.305-A and R-6.305-B of the currently effective Tree Preservation <br /> Rules should therefore be amended to address these changes concerning street and heritage trees <br /> and Section R-6.305-E should be amended to clarify the timeframe for expiration of <br /> permits, as <br /> set' forth herein and in the Notice of Intended Rulemaking attached as Exhibit A hereto. <br /> C. The amendments to the Tree Preservation Rules as proposed herein will ensure that <br /> the Rules are in compliance with newly enacted provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971. <br /> + Therefore, based upon the above findings, and pursuant to the authority of Sections 2.019 <br /> of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City Manager Pro Tem proposes to: <br /> 1. Amend .the definitions in Section R-6.305-A by adding in alphabetical order the <br /> following definitions thereto: <br /> R-6.305-A DEFINITIONS. <br /> As used herein, the following words and phrases mean: <br /> Heri ge tree. Any,~e defined in Section 15.2 of the Urban Forest Management <br /> Plan as adopted by the Eugene City Council on October 14, 1992. <br /> Street tree. A living, standing woody plant typically having a single trunk at least <br /> 1-1/2 inches in diameter at a point six inches above mean ground level at the base of the <br /> trunk, that is located within the street right-of--way. <br /> 2. Amend Section R-6.305-B by adding new subsections 3 and 4 thereto to provide: <br /> <br /> ~i <br /> !Administrative Order - 1 iiiiii~ <br /> <br />