Replacement of city-owned trees that have been lawfully removed.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the replacement of city-owned trees that have been lawfully removed

This bill would limit the number of replacement trees that are required to be planted by the Department of Parks & Recreation, by individuals and by entities that lawfully remove trees during construction projects in certain lower density residential districts. Specifically, the bill would require that the number of caliper inches of replacement trees be no greater than two times the number of caliper inches removed in R1, R2 and R3 zoning districts.