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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. ~S -`!~ Z~ <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 />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 intend to amend Sections R-6.305-A, R-6.305-B, and R-6.305-E of Tree Preservation <br />i Administrative-Rule R-6.305, adopted by the City Manager on April 19, 1994, by Administrative <br />Order 58-94-OS-F. <br />" <br />B. On August 5, 199b, Ordinance No. 20056 was passed by the City Council and <br />j 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 permits, as <br />aet 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 />iEleritage tree. Any~ree 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 />Administrative Order - 1 iinv~ <br />