Orinda City Council, Apr 7, 2025
The council considered zoning text amendments on tree management, discussing Version A, and reached consensus to proceed with the Infrastructure Committee's request for a private road questionnaire.
1 h 55 min in session · date on the body’s own agenda listing
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Posted as “Orinda City Council Meeting - MONDAY, April 7, 2025”
The meeting, in short
The council considered zoning text amendments on tree management, discussing Version A, and reached consensus to proceed with the Infrastructure Committee's request for a private road questionnaire. 28:36
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What members said, in order
I had thought that redwood trees were also protected under our ordinance. Are they? I'm only seeing the list of oak trees.Cara Hoxie · Councilmember47:26
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Of the speech we named for Cara Hoxie here:
- 39% name said just before they spoke
- 61% name said in the same meeting
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