Maui County arborist committee

A. Establishment. There is established a Maui County arborist committee which shall consist of nine members appointed and who may be removed by the mayor with notice to, but without approval by, the council. The members shall be residents of the County with professional or other interest in landscape beautification. B. Terms and operations. Section 13-2 of the revised charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended, shall apply to the committee in the same manner as said provisions apply to boards and commissions recognized by the revised charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended; provided that any member may be reappointed to a second consecutive term, and provided further, that any vacancy on this committee shall be filled by appointment by the mayor with notice to, and without approval of, the council. C. Duties and responsibilities. 1. The committee shall have prepared for review by the mayor and council a landscape planting plan which shall serve as a guide for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal, and disposition of planted material in public areas throughout the County. 2. The committee shall review and make recommendations to the director of planning for the director's approval or disapproval of proposals that have been reviewed by the director of planning and found to be inconsistent with the landscape planting plan. 3. The committee shall research, prepare, and recommend to the mayor and the council exceptional trees to be protected by ordinance or regulation, in accordance with section 12.24A.055 . 4. The committee shall review and comment on any rules and regulations of executive agencies governing the planting, replanting, removal, and disposition of park and street trees and plantings in the County. 5. The committee, after consultation with the department of public works and the department of parks and recreation, may establish rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the following: a. Practice and procedure for the committee. b. Exceptional trees. c. Approval of landscape planting proposals. d. Planting and care of trees and landscape planting in public parks and streets, including irrigation systems for street trees. 6. The committee shall advise the County on the landscape planting plan and exceptional trees. 7. When rules or regulations do not cover a particular circumstance, the committee shall recommend appropriate action. ( Ord. No. 4816 § 3, 2018; Ord. 4259, § 2, 2015; Ord. 2268 § 2, 1993: Ord. 1944 § 2 (part), 1990)