1483 - Resolution - Procedures to Enhance View from Private PropertiesRESOLUTION NO. 1483 V
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON,. ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO
ENHANCE THE VIEW FROM PRIVATE PROPERTIES.
WHEREAS, the view from a parcel of property
enhances the value of that property, and
WHEREAS, as vegetation continues to grow unabated,
the view from various parcels of property is degraded.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ORCHARD, HEREBY RESOLVES AND ESTABLISHES THE FOLLOWING:
Property owners may petition the City Council to
assist in removing or trimming trees and shrubs which degrade
the view from private property. The City Council may accept or
reject the petition. The City Council will reject the petition
if the owner of the trees and shrubs has not signed the
document.
Upon acceptance of the petition, the City Council
may authorize the City Engineer to contract with a firm to
improve the view as requested by the petitioners. The City
shall be added as a Named Insured on the contractor's insurance
policy. The contractor shall be compensated by the City.
Prior to the City signing a contract with the firm
to trim the vegetation, the petitioners will sign an agreement
with the City. In this agreement, the total cost of the work,
the cost to the City per parcel of property and a description
of the work shall be specified. The City shall pay the cost of
cutting vegetation within the right of way. Clean up and
.utilization of the wood will be specified in the contract.
Before the City contracts with a firm to complete
the work, all property owners as specified in the contract
shall pay the City the required amount.
Before any shrub or tree will be cut, the owner of,
the vegetation will mark it with a ribbon in order to minimize -
the chance of cutting the wrong tree or shrub. The owner of
the vegetation may waive this requirement to mark the
vegetation if he or she so desires.
PASSED by the City Council.of the City of
Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by the
Clerk in authentication of such passage this 25th day of
April, 1988.
L SLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Patricia Hower, City Clerk