Code Board of Appeals Packet

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM City Hall Conference Room, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in the City Hall Conference Room with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://tinyurl.com/5ykfxzd8 Event number: 2535 537 8797 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at https://www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. CALL TO ORDER ADOPTION OF AGENDA 1. Dover Code Ordinance Violation (2009 Property Maintenance Code Chapter 114 - Vegetation, Article I - In General, Section 114-2 - Arboriculture Specifications and Standards of Practice (h) Pruning and Removal) - Appeal of Citation and Related Fees - 39 Periwinkle Court (Indeira Reames) ADJOURNMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING 1

Item 1. Sec. 114-2. Arboriculture specifications and standards of practice. (a) Authority to promulgate rules and regulations. The superintendent of grounds shall have the authority to promulgate the rules and regulations of the arboriculture specifications and standards of practice governing the planting, maintenance, removal, fertilization and pruning of trees on the streets or other public sites in the city. (b) Policy. (1) All work on public trees shall comply with this section. (2) The arboriculture specifications and standards of practice shall be adhered to at all times, but may be amended at any time that experience, new research or laws indicate improved methods or whenever circumstances make it advisable with the approval of the superintendent of grounds. (3) The policy of the grounds division shall be one of cooperating with the public, property owners and other city departments at all times. (4) No trees shall be removed from public places unless they constitute a hazard to life or property, a public nuisance or because a revision of planting plans necessitates. (c) Street trees species to be planted. An official street tree species list has been approved by the superintendent of grounds for tree plantings along streets and avenues of the city. (The official list will be kept on file in the office of the city clerk.) No species other than those included in this list may be planted as street trees without the written permission of the superintendent of grounds. (d) Planting. (1) Size—Medium to large. Unless otherwise specified, all medium to large deciduous tree species and their cultivars shall conform to American Association of Nurserymen Standards and be at least 1¼—1½ inches in diameter at six inches above ground level and at least eight—ten feet in height when planted. The crown shall be in good balance with the trunk. (2) Same—Small. All small deciduous tree species and their cultivars shall be at least five—six feet or more in height and have six or more branches. (e) Location and spacing. Spacing of trees shall be determined by the superintendent of grounds, but, generally, all large trees shall be planted no closer than 35 feet, medium trees no closer than 30 feet and small trees no closer than 25 feet, except in special plantings designed or approved by a landscape architect. (f) Distance from street corners and fireplugs. No street tree shall be planted closer than 30 feet to any street corner and no closer than ten feet to any fireplug. (g) Utilities. Only trees listed as small to medium shall be planted under power lines; and no trees shall be planted within five feet of any underground water line, sewer line, transmission line or other utility. (h) Pruning and removal. (1) It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person to top any street or public tree. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "topping" means the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes or certain trees under utility wires may be exempted from this subsection at the determination of the superintendent of grounds. (2) All large or established trees shall be pruned to the following sufficient heights to allow the free passage of pedestrians and vehicular traffic: Created: 2026-08-04 12:01:20 [EST] (Supp. No. 44) Page 1 of 2 3

Item 1. a. Eight feet over sidewalks; and b. Fourteen feet over streets. (3) All cuts shall be made with a saw or pruner and only at the nodes or crotches. No stubs shall be left. (4) All dead, crossed and rubbing branches shall be removed. (5) All tools being used on a tree suspected to be infected with a contagious disease shall be disinfected before being used on another tree. (6) Whenever streets are to be blocked off to public service, the police and fire departments shall be notified of the location and length of time the street will be blocked. (7) The stumps of all removed trees shall be cut to at least three inches below ground level. (i) Spraying. (1) Suitable precautions shall be taken to protect the public when spraying is being done. (2) Spraying shall be done only for the control of specific diseases or insects with the proper materials in the necessary strength and applied at the proper time to obtain the desired control. All spraying practices shall conform to federal and state regulations. (j) Fertilization. (1) Fertilization of public trees shall follow the Tree Care Industry Association standards or other accepted arboriculture standards. (2) Formulations, rates and methods of application of fertilizers shall be specified by the superintendent of grounds. (k) Cabling and bracing. All cabling and bracing practices with screw rods shall follow the Tree Care Industry Association standards or other accepted arboriculture standards. (Code 1981, § 21-2; Ord. of 3-12-1990) Created: 2026-08-04 12:01:20 [EST] (Supp. No. 44) Page 2 of 2 4

Item 1. From: Indeira Reames To: City Clerks Office Subject: EXTERNAL: Appeal request Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 4:04:30 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from indeirar@gmail.com. Learn why this is important WARNING: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello my name is Indeira Reames. Im requesting an appeal for my citation. My citation number is 26-00002180-01 for property address 39 periwinkle ct Dover De 19904 2

Item 1. �itp of 1!lober August 7, 2026 Indeira Reames 39 Periwinkle Court Dover, DE 19904 Re: Appeal of Citation #26-000002180-01 and Related Fines - 39 Periwinkle Court, Dover, DE 19904 Ms. Reames: We have received your request to appeal the citation and fines related to the violation of Chapter 114, Article I, Section 114-2 (h) of the Dover Code of Ordinances. A meeting of the Code Board of Appeals has been scheduled for Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. to hear your appeal. This meeting will be held in the City Hall Conference Room, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901, with electronic access via Webex, which may be accessed through a computer, smartphone, or a telephone call. Below, I have listed the information needed to access the meeting electronically. If you have any additional documentation that you would like the Board to review when considering your appeal, please provide this information to the City Clerk's Office prior to the appeal hearing. Please feel free to contact me by e-mail at cityclerk@dover.de.us or by phone at (302) 736-7008 if you have any questions or concerns. Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https ://tinyurl. com/5ykfxzd8 Event number: 2535 537 8797 Event password: DOVER (if needed) ...... �- e M. Rivera ssistant City Clerk cc: Daniel Griffith, City Solicitor Sharon Duca, City Manager Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner Eddie Kopp, Chief Code Enforcement Thomas Miller, Code Enforcement Officer P. 0. Box 4 7 5 ❖ Dover, Delaware ❖ 19903 QCommunitp <fxcellence m:brougb @ualttp $etbice 13

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