(a)
Vehicle acquisitions.
(1)
Vehicle acquisitions for fleet expansion or replacement of model
year 2004 or newer shall be newest model year or engine standard only.
(2)
Vehicle acquisitions to replace model year 2003 or older vehicles
must show at least a 25% reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions
rate compared to the vehicle being replaced. (Waivers are possible
when new technologies or achievements of the required emission reduction
are not possible.)
(3)
Aftermarket technologies and conversions are acceptable for fleet
expansion and fleet replacements.
(A)
Aftermarket technologies and conversions must be Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and/or CARB verified or certified or technology equivalent
or better, as determined by the North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) staff.
(B)
Conversions must comply with the provisions of EPA Memorandum 1A
and Addendum Revision (June 25, 1974, and June 1, 1998).
(b)
Vehicle operation.
(1)
Vehicle idling is allowed only for safety, emergency response, vehicle
maintenance, equipment activity, warm-up/operations in cold temperature,
and manufacturer-recommended minimum idle/warm-up times.
(2)
Vehicles with the lowest NOx emissions that are capable of performing
the required operational demands shall drive the most miles.
(3)
The fleet manager shall abide by latest refueling time/season guidance
published by NCTCOG Air Quality Planning.
(4)
Non-emergency vehicles shall drive no more than the posted speed
limit and avoid rapid acceleration.
(5)
All drivers shall be trained on air quality appropriate operational
requirements.
(c)
Vehicle maintenance.
(1)
Perform annual emission and safety inspections for all vehicles,
even for vehicles with no state-mandated inspection requirement.
(2)
All vehicles with over 100,000 miles must have emission inspections
every 25,000 miles thereafter.
(3)
Perform manufacturer’s recommended maintenance.
(4)
Mandatory participation in any diesel or other state commission on
environmental quality or NCTCOG inspection/maintenance program, including
applicable test or pilot programs.
(d)
Compliance verification.
(1)
The public sector entity shall provide NCTCOG with an annual electronic
update of fleet size and activity in a format established by NCTCOG.
(2)
The city acknowledges that entities not adopting and complying with
the clean fleet vehicle policy and/or reporting requirements will
not be eligible for future clean vehicle funding and RTC may assess
compliance when considering other RTC funding actions.
(2004 Code, sec. 35.04)
(a)
Generally.
There is hereby created and established a
tree care program to provide full power and authority over the care
of all trees, plants, and shrubs located within public rights-of-way,
parks, and public places; and to aid in the proper growth of a landscape
program to enhance the beauty of the community.
(b)
Park trees.
Street trees.
Definitions.
Trees, shrubs, bushes and all other woody vegetation in public
parks having individual names, and all areas owned by the city, or
to which the public has free access as a park.
Trees, shrubs, bushes, and all other woody vegetation on
land lying between property lines on either side of all streets, avenues,
or ways within the city.
(c)
Tree board.
(1)
There is hereby created and established a tree board for the city.
Members appointed to the planning and zoning commission of the city
shall jointly serve on the tree board, whose terms of office, internal
rules and procedures, quorum declarations, including officer appointment
and minutes, and compensation shall match that of the planning and
zoning commission.
(2)
It shall be the responsibility of the tree board, when charged by
the city council, to study, investigate, and develop recommendations
for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal
or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets, and in
other public areas. The tree board shall consider, investigate, make
finding, report, and recommend upon any special matter of question
coming within the scope of its work.
(d)
Tree list.
The official plant list of the city shall be the same list as found in appendix E [section 14.04.205] of chapter 14 (zoning) of the Celina Code of Ordinances. Spacing for trees, in addition to separations from pavement, shall also abide by chapter 14 (zoning) and other applicable rules of the Celina Code of Ordinances. Small ornamental trees, per the plant list, should be used for when overhead or underground utilities conflict.
(e)
Maintenance responsibility.
(1)
The city shall have the right, but no obligation, to plant, prune,
maintain, and remove trees, plants, and shrubs within the public right-of-way
of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares, parks, and public
grounds, as may be necessary to ensure public safety, maintain unfettered
mobility, or to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty of such
public grounds. This shall include the removal of trees which may
present a fall hazard (or other unsafe condition, such as diseased
or dead trees and limbs) or trees that may threaten electrical, telephone,
gas, or any municipal water or sewer line, or any tree that is affected
by fungus, insect, or other pest and disease.
(2)
Every owner of any tree or shrub overhanging any street or right-of-way
within the city shall, in accordance to industry pruning guidelines,
prune the branches so that such branches shall not severely obstruct
the light from any street lamp or obstruct the view of any street
intersection; will not obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks;
will not obstruct vision of traffic signs; and will not obstruct the
view of any street or alley intersection. If the property owner fails
to do so, the city shall have the right to remove or prune any tree
or shrub on private property which threatens the safety of those who
may use a city street or city park.
(f)
Best practices.
(1)
All stumps on public land should be removed below the surface of
the ground so that the top of the stump shall not project above the
surface of the ground.
(2)
Topping of trees on public property is prohibited, except through
city-authorized maintenance and activity. Topping is defined as the
severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in
diameter within the tree’s crown to such a degree so as to remove
the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by
storms or other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other
obstructions where other pruning practices are impractical may be
exempted at the determination of the city.
(3)
Public trees and other vegetation should not have unnatural attachments
installed, such as any cable, wire, rope, sign, or any other object,
unless part of a city-authorized activity, such as lighting for a
special event, or other city-approved endeavor.
(4)
Property owners shall not allow a tree, tree limb, or tree branch
to be lower than 14 feet above the surface of any street, avenue,
or alley within the jurisdiction of the city; or allow a tree, tree
limb, or tree branch to be lower than eight feet above the surface
of any sidewalk within the jurisdiction of the city.
(g)
Prohibition.
No person shall remove, destroy, or cause
the removal or destruction of a tree on city property or in any city
park without first having obtained a valid permit from the city.
(Ordinance 2019-30 adopted 9/10/19)
