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The Tree Advisory Committee approved six tree-related recommendations for consideration by Town Planning & Zoning, including stronger protection, site-plan, clear-cutting, bonding, enforcement, and replacement provisions. The site-plan recommendation passed 5-1 and would require existing trees at least six inches in diameter to be shown.
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The approved recommendations would give Town Planning & Zoning proposals for regulating tree protection and replacement in Madison. They include documenting larger existing trees on site plans, considering three types of financial bonding, and revising enforcement language. The committee postponed finalizing the definition of a notable tree until its next regular meeting.
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