HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-120WHEREAS, on October 22, 2019, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 4170 —An Urgency Ordinonce
of the County of Butte, Adding Article V, Entitle "Hazard Tree Removal" of Chapter 53, Entitled "Camp Fire Disaster
Recovery Ordinance," to Establish Requirements of a Mandatory Hazard Tree Removal Program; and
WHEREAS, property owners may comply with the requirements for hazard tree removal by either: 1) submitting
a Right -of -Entry permit to enter the Government Tree Program and allowing State contractors to identify and remove
trees; or 2) registering to participate in the Private Hazard Tree Removal Program (Private Program) by submitting an
Inspection Access Form and then identifying and removing their own hazard trees; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2019, the County opened enrollment centers allowing property owners to submit
enrollment forms in person, by mail, and electronically; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No,. 4181 an Urgency Ordinance
amending Chapter 53, Article V to extend the requirements of the mandatory hazard tree removal program to eligible
private roads; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 4170 and Ordinance No. 4181 were codified in Chapter 53 of the Butte County Code;
and
WHEREAS, Section 53-86(A) of the County Code requires a visual confirmation of the removal of the hazard trees
on the property following the owner's identification and removal of hazard trees in the Private Program; and
WHEREAS, 662 property owners enrolled in the Private Program completed the work of removing hazard trees
in compliance with County Code; and
WHEREAS, 947 property in the Private Program appear to still have hazard trees present; and
WHEREAS, County staff contacted all property owners in the Private Program to confirm a visual inspection may
be scheduled to confirm hazard trees have been identified and removed; and
WHEREAS, the removal of hazard trees threatening public roads and/or rights-of-way of County -maintained
roads, eligible private roads, and improved public property is necessary to address numerous risks to, the public peace,
health and safety, and to promote the region's recovery from the Camp Fire; and
WHEREAS, Section 53-88(B) of the County Code allows the Board of Supervisors to set a deadline for completion
of hazard tree removal; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Paradise Council adopted a resolution establishing the deadline for completion, of
hazard tree removal as December 4, 2020' for properties located in the Town of Paradise; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors establishes the deadline to enroll
in the Private Program as October 30, 2020 and the deadline for completion, of work (removal of hazard trees), as December
4, 2020.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 15th day of September 2020, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Steve "I'll Lamb , hair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Ashley,S,ny0er,,A,ssistant Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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