Ordinance No. 80-82 k
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CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. 80- �,�
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7.40 OF THE TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE,
ADDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO GREEWAYS.
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The City of Tigard ordains as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds that in order to provide for
the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, it is necessary
that the City regulate to some degree the condition of land held in
private ownership but subject to the rights of the public by virtue
of greenway easements.
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' 7.40 of the Tigard Municipal Code (dealing
with nuisances) is hereby amended by the addition of a new section,
to be designated 7.40.025, to read as follows:
7.40.025 Greenwa Maintenance. The owner
and any person in possession of any lot,
tract or parcel of land all or a part of
which is subject to the rights of the City
or the public by virtue of an easement for
greenway shall be responsible for the main-
tenance of the property subject to such
easement. The standard to which this main-
tenance shall conform shall be as follows:
(a) The lard shall remain in its natural topi-
graphic condition. No private structures,
culverts, excavations or fills shall be con-
structed within the easement area unless
authorized by the City Engineer.
(b) No tree over a height of five feet shall
be removed unless authorized by the Planning
Director.
(c) Grass shall be kept cut to a height not
exceeding ten inches except when some natural
condition prevents cutting.
(d) The City Engineer and the Planning Director
are hereby given authority to establish parti-
cular standards for individual properties or
for identified areas of the City which vary
from the standards otherwise set forth in this
section. Any such different standard shall be
set forth in writing and notice of it shall be
given to affected property owners. No person
shall be prosecuted under this section, and no
person shall be assessed for the cost of abate-
ment unless he or she has been given written
notice of any such standard altered by the City
Engineer or Planning Director at least 30 days
before the issuance of a citation for the vio-
lation.
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Section 3. Section 7.40.060 of the Tigard Municipal Code
relating to abatement procedures is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Any of the nuisances described in sections
7.40.010, 7.40.020, 7 .40.025, 7.40.030 or 7.40.050
of this chapter may be abated as prescribed in this
section.
PASSED: By unan; ==.$_ `rote of all Council members present, after
being read 'two times by number and title only this 13th
day of October, 1980.
V Cir_y Recorder pro tem
1GNED: By the Mayor this 13th day of October, 1980.
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