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Ordinance No. 160 - Planting of Trees• • ORDINANCE NO. 160 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD RE PLANTING OF TREES IN CONJUNCTION 4ITH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF .OSEMEA.D DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section c1O3 is hereby added to Chapter 1 of Article V1- I' -the osemead Municipal Code, to read as follows: 8103. Requirement for Planting of Trees. (a) The City Council finds that the planting of approved trees along the public streets and rights of way in the City of fosemead is necessary and desirable to beautify the City and to serve the public health, safety and general welfare. (b) Any o~vmer, lessee or agent constructing or causing the construction of a building or 40 dwelling (other than additions, garages or accessory buildings having less than fifty percent (50%) of the square footage of exist- ing construction), shall also cause a tree or trees to be planted in the public parkway or right of way (where no such tree or trees exist) adJacent to such construction site, pursuant to such plan as has been approved by the Planning Commission of the City of Rosemead. (c) The Planning Commission shall cause a street tree planting plan to be prepared, which plan shall include a list of the trees and shrubs which may be planted along the public streets . and rights of way of this City and such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out an extensive tree planting program in the City. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 11th day of May 1965. MAYO:c OF THE CITY OF R S D ATTEST: CITY CLERK