Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.
At issue in this appeal is the validity of a tree removal ordinance, enacted by a municipality under the police power. The ordinance requires a property owner to replace any tree that is removed (with certain enumerated exceptions) or, if that is not feasible, to make a payment into a fund dedicated to the planting of trees and shrubs on public property. The trial judge held that the intent of the ordinance was to ameliorate...
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