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CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO. 391
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, AMENDING
CHAPTER 18.14.020(C) OF THE CHUBBUCK MUNICIPAL CODE TO
REDUCE THE SIZE OF TREES GROWING FROM TWO TO TWO AND
ONE-HALF INCHES TO ONE TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES;
REPEALING PRIOR CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR
THE SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING THAT ALL OTHER SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 18.14 NOT HEREIN AMENDED SHALL REMAIN IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Amended 18.14.020. Chapter 18.14.020(C) of the Chubbuck
Municipal Code is amended as follows:
C. Plant material.
1. Quality. Plant material used to obtain compliance with this
chapter shall be of a high quality equivalent to that provided by local
reputable nurseries.
2. Trees shall be species having an average mature spread of
crown of greater than fifteen feet. Trees shall be not less than Owe one to
Owe one and one-half inch caliper size at time of planting -,provided all
trees must be planted and staked, if necessary, according to professional
nursery standards. No tree or plant which may cause damage to public
roadways or sidewalks or which .is regarded as a "trash" tree or plant shall
be planted. A list of accepted tree, shrub, and ground cover species shall
be maintained by the city building official for review by the public. Any
other tree, shrub or ground cover species may be planted only upon prior
approval from the city building official.
3. Hedges. Shrubs composing hedges shall be a minimum of
two feet in height when measured immediately after planting. Hedges,
where required, shall be planted and maintained so as to form a
continuous, unbroken, solid, visual screen within a maximum of three years
after time of planting.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of
the City of Chubbuck, Idaho, and any provision of the Chubbuck Municipal Code which
are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict. All other sections and provisions of Chapter 18.14 not herein amended
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, for any
reason, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions.
Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three
separate days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is hereby dispensed with, and this
Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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26th day of JANUARY 1943.
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