§ 27-413. Tree preservation trust fund.

(a)

Establishment of the Trust Fund: The Broward County Tree Preservation Trust Fund has been created in the general trust fund of Broward County for the purpose of accepting and disbursing the contributions made to the Board as part of tree removal licenses and any other monies deposited with EPGMD for tree preservation purposes. This fund shall be used to enhance tree canopy coverage in Broward County.

(b)

Term of Existence: The trust shall remain in existence unless specifically terminated by the Board.

(c)

Trust Assets: All monies received hereunder from public or private concerns shall be placed in trust for and inure to the use and benefit of EPGMD and its successors and assigns in interest.

(d)

Trust Expenditures: Monies in the trust shall be expended, utilized, and disbursed for the planting of trees and any other ancillary costs associated with the planting of trees on public lands in Broward County or at a childcare facility meeting the criteria of Section 27.187, Broward County Administrative Code. Ancillary costs shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the cost of the particular tree planting project, and shall include landscape design services, irrigation, additional landscaping, and any other items or materials necessary for the proper installation and maintenance of tree planting projects. These monies may also be used to cover the expense of relocation of trees to public lands in Broward County and the expense of periodically distributing saplings to the public to increase tree canopy coverage in Broward County.

(e)

Trust Administration:

(1)

Trust funds shall be expended, utilized, and disbursed only for the purposes designated by EPGMD in accordance with this section.

(2)

All monies deposited hereunder shall be deposited in the trust, in a separate account established and maintained apart from the general revenue funds and accounts of Broward County.

(3)

Monies obtained hereunder may be accepted on behalf of EPGMD by the Director of EPGMD or designee and, upon receipt, shall be delivered to the Broward County Finance and Administrative Services Department, which shall cause the same to be credited to the trust.

(4)

Except for funds that were contributed by a state, regional, or Countywide governmental entity, contributions received as a condition of a tree removal license in a particular municipality shall be used within that municipality. Beginning on September 30, 2019, and on each September 30 ^th thereafter, funds that have not been encumbered by an application for disbursement within two (2) years after deposit will be transferred to the Countywide portion of the fund. Beginning on June 1, 2019, and on or before each June 1 ^st thereafter, EPGMD shall notify each municipality of the funds available for use that would be transferred if not encumbered by September 30 ^th of that year.

(f)

Disbursal or Conversion of Assets:

(1)

Expenditures of Tree Preservation Trust Funds in an amount exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($ 15,000.00) shall require Board approval.

(2)

The expenditures by EPGMD of Tree Preservation Trust Funds for the planting of trees shall be made in accordance with the guidelines of the Administrative Code pertaining to contracting and purchasing, and any other detailed procedures will be reflected in the internal procedures of EPGMD. The disbursement of these monies shall be under the control of the Board and, when required, shall be coordinated with other divisions of Broward County government.

(3)

Except for disbursements for use within the Broward Municipal Services District, no disbursement shall be made that reduces the available balance of the Countywide portion of the fund below fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

(g)

Use of Funds for Remedial Pruning and Tree Removal:

(1)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, private property owners in the unincorporated areas of the County may apply for funds within the Broward County Tree Preservation Trust Fund to be used for remedial pruning or tree removal that may be required by Section 39-138.1 of the Code.

(2)

To receive funds pursuant to this subsection, a private property owner shall meet the following requirements:

a.

The property owner must submit an application to EPGMD that certifies:

1.

The private property owner is the owner of private, residential property upon which the tree is located;

2.

The tree does not comply with the Right Tree, Right Place Guidelines; and

3.

The private property owner will use the funds to bring the tree into conformity with the Right Tree, Right Place Guidelines as may be required by Section 39-138.1, and will comply with all requirements of that section including, but not limited to, the use of a qualified tree trimmer;

b.

EPGMD shall grant an application if EPGMD determines that the remedial pruning or removal is required to bring the tree into conformity with Section 39-138.1; and

c.

Following the remedial pruning or removal of the tree, the private property owner must submit:

1.

Photographic documentation showing the tree was either remedially pruned or removed so as to bring it into compliance with Section 39-138.1; and

2.

Invoices or other forms of receipt(s) from a contractor with a Class A Tree Trimmer License pursuant to Chapter 9, Article XI, showing the cost of removal.

(3)

The Director may approve expenditures up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per tree or the cost of remedial pruning or removal of the tree, whichever is less. The Director shall deny any funding request that does not adhere to the requirements of this section, is determined to be fraudulent or otherwise unlawful, or where there are insufficient funds in the Tree Preservation Trust Fund.

(4)

Section 27-413(g) shall sunset one (1) year after the effective date of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1999-07, § 1, 3-9-99; Ord. No. 1999-55, § 1, 10-12-99; Ord. No. 2005-11, § 9, 5-24-05; Ord. No. 2009-56, § 1, 8-25-09; Ord. No. 2014-27, § 1, 9-9-14; Ord. No. 2017-12 , § 1, 4-25-17; Ord. No. 2018-22 , § 5, 5-8-18)

APPENDIX 1

RECOMMENDED TREES FOR CANOPY REPLACEMENT 12 FOOT

CATEGORY 1 TREES
MINIMUM HEIGHT, 2.0 INCH CALIPER

Replacement Canopy Area Credit (in Square Feet): 300

Common Name	Latin Name
African mahogany	Khaya spp.
Flame bottle tree	Brachychiton acerifolius
*Bald cypress	Taxodium distichum
Black olive	Bucida buceras
Floss silk tree	Chorisia speciosa
Golden rain tree	Koelreuteria formosana
Golden shower tree	Cassia fistula
*Green buttonwood	Conocarpus erectus
*Gumbo limbo	Bursera simaruba
Indian tamarind	Tamarindus indica
Jacaranda	Jacaranda mimosifolia
Kapok tree	Ceiba pentandra
*Laurel oak	Quercus laurifolia
*Live oak	Quercus virginiana
*Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora
*Mahogany	Swietenia mahogani
*Mastic	Mastichodendron foetidissimum
*Paradise tree	Simarouba glauca
*Pitch apple	Clusia rosea
*Pond cypress	Taxodium ascendens
*Red maple	Acer rubrum
*Red mulberry	Morus rubra
Red silk cotton tree	Bombax ceiba
Rusty leaf fig	Ficus rubiginosa
Royal poinciana	Delonix regia
*Sea grape	Cocolloba uvifera
*Shortleaf fig	Ficus citrifolia
*Slash pine	Pinus elliottii var. densa
*Soapberry	Sapindus saponaria
*Southern magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora
Spanish cherry	Mimusops elengi
*Strangler fig	Ficus aurea
*Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata
*Sweet bay	Magnolia virginiana
Weeping podocarpus	Podocarpus gracilior
*Wild tamarind	Lysiloma latisiliqua
*Willow bustic	Dipholis salicifolia
Yellow Poinciana	Peltophorum pterocarpum
*Native to Florida

 

CATEGORY 2 TREES
8 FOOT MINIMUM HEIGHT

Replacement Canopy Area Credit (in Square Feet): 150

Common Name	Latin Name
African tulip tree	Spathodea campanulata
Black sapote	Diospyros dignya
Brazil beautyleaf	Calophyllum brasiliense
Buttercup tree	Cochlospermum vitifolium
*Buttonwood (silver)	Conocarpus erectus (var. sericeus)
*Cherry laurel	Prunus caroliniana
*Crabwood	Gymnanthes lucida
Curly pod	Caesalpinia mexicana
*Dahoon holly	Ilex cassine
*East Palatka holly	Illex x attenuata
*Fiddlewood	Citharexylum fruticosum
Frangipani	Plumeria spp.
Glaucous cassia	Senna surattensis
*Guiana plum	Drypetes lateriflora
*Jamaica dogwood	Piscidia piscipula
*Krug's holly	Ilex krugiana
Florida lilac	Lonchocarpus
*Lancewood	Nectandra coriacea
Longan	Euphoria longan
Loquat	Eriobotrya japonica
Lychee	Litchi chinensis
Madagascar olive	Noronhia emarginata
*Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana
*Pigeon plum	Coccoloba diversifolia
Pink trumpet tree	Tabebuia heterophylla
*Pond apple	Annona glabra
Queen's crape-myrtle	Lagerstroemia speciosa
Red geiger	Cordia sebestena
*Wild tamarind	Lysiloma sabicu
*Sand pine	Pinus clausa
*Satinleaf	Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sausage tree	Kigelia pinnata
*Southern red cedar	Juniperus silicicola
*Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua
*Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis
Tree of gold	Tabebuia caraiba
Vera	Bulnesia arborea
White geiger	Cordia boisseri
*Native to Florida

 

CATEGORY 3 TREES
6 FOOT MINIMUM HEIGHT FOR TREES
6 FOOT CLEAR TRUNK FOR PALMS

Replacement Canopy Area Credit (in Square Feet): 100

Common Name	Latin Name
Allspice	Pimenta dioica
Beach acacia	Acacia cyanophylla
*Black ironwood	Krugiodendron ferreum
*Blolly	Guapira discolor
*Brush cherry	Syzygium paniculatum
*Cabbage palm	Sabal palmetto
Canary Island date palm	Phoenix canariensis
Coconut palm	Cocos nucifera
*Cocoplum	Chrysobalanus icaco
Coral bean	Erythrina spp.
Crape-myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica
*Jamaica caper	Capparis cynophallophora
Macadamia nut	Macadamia spp.
*Redberry stopper	Eugenia confusa
Royal palm	Roystonea spp.
*Simpson stopper	Myrcianthes fragrans
Snailseed	Cocculus laurifolius
*Spanish stopper	Eugenia foetida
*Wax myrtle	Myrica cerifera
*Wild lime	Zanthoxylum fagara
*Native to Florida

 

CATEGORY 4 PALMS
MINIMUM 6 FOOT CLEAR TRUNK

Replacement Canopy Area Credit (in Square Feet): 50

Common Name	Latin Name
Alexandra palm	Archontophoenix alexandrae
Bottle palm	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Carpenter Palm	Carpentaria acumenata
Date palm	Phoenix dactylifera
*Florida cherry palm	Pseudophoenix sargentii
*Florida silver palm	Coccothrinax argentata
*Florida thatch palm	Thrinax radiata
Foxtail palm	Wodyetia bifurcata
*Paurotis palm	Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Pindo palm	Butia capitata
Red latan palm	Latania lontaroides
Triangle palm	Dypsis decaryi
Windmill palm	Trachycarpus fortunei
*Native to Florida

 

(Ord. No. 2010-18, § 8, 6-8-10)