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As the many updates above show, the municipal code for the <br />Ordinance has been modified on a routine basis, with most <br />modifications designed to improve and provide clarity to the process. <br />The City has enforced the Ordinance since its adoption through <br />joint efforts by the Community Development and Public Works <br />Departments. It is the responsibility of these staff to properly manage <br />and enforce the municipal code chapter equitably. Staff strives to <br />provide a transparent and consistent process regarding tree removal <br />and penalties. Updates to the municipal code chapter are presented <br />to City Council for approval as staff comes across unique situations <br />and/or learns how to better handle processes. City staff worked with <br />the City Council to update the Tree Preservation Ordinance again <br />as part of the UFMP process to provide additional protections for <br />native trees, improve the clarity of the overall ordinance, and align <br />penalties and fees more closely with neighboring cities. The most <br />recent version of the Tree Preservation Ordinance as of the adoption <br />date of this document has been in effect since January 2025. <br />Pleasanton Today <br />Pleasanton currently holds the title of a Tree City USA, an <br />honorary recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation, as trees <br />continue to make up an important part of its overall character <br />and provide many environmental benefits to its residents. <br />While 25% city-wide canopy cover is a great achievement, <br />the City needs to increase canopy cover in all census tracts <br />to 25% to meet its CAP 2.0 goals of sequestering 1,200 <br />metric tons of CO2e by 2030 from UFMP-related efforts. <br />CONTEXT <br />CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN i 49 <br />