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<br />DIVISION 3. PROTECTION OF WOODLANDS <br /> <br />Page 2 of6 <br /> <br />graphic and tabular form. <br /> <br />(3) A listing of the total diameter inches of healthy significant trees, total diameter <br />inches of healthy hardwood trees, and total diameter inches of healthy coniferous trees. <br />Dead, diseased, or dying trees do not need to be included in the totals. <br /> <br />(4) A listing of the total diameter inches of healthy significant trees removed, total <br />diameter inches of healthy hardwood trees removed and total diameter inches of healthy <br />coniferous trees removed. <br /> <br />(5) Outer boundary of all contiguous wooded areas, with a general description of trees <br />not meeting the significant tree size threshold. <br /> <br />(6) Locations of the proposed buildings, structures, or impervious surfaces. <br /> <br />(7) Delineation of all areas to be graded and limits of land disturbance. <br /> <br />(8) Identification of all significant trees proposed to be removed within the construction <br />area. These significant trees should be identified in both graphic and tabular form. <br /> <br />(9) Measures to protect significant trees. <br /> <br />(10) Size, species, number and location of all replacement trees proposed to be <br />planted on the property in accordance with the tree replacement schedule. <br /> <br />(11) Signature of the person(s) preparing the plan. <br /> <br />(c) Submission requirements. The tree preservation plan shall be submitted with any <br />preliminary subdivision plan or site plan as required by the subdivision regulations of this Code; <br />incorporated as a part of any landscape plan as required by the zoning regulations of this Code; <br />or incorporated as part of a land disturbance plan and an application for any land disturbance <br />permit as required by this Code. All tree preservation plans must be certified by a forester or <br />landscape architect retained by the applicant. <br /> <br />(d) Implementation. All sites shall be staked, as depicted in the approved tree preservation <br />plan, and the required tree protection fencing shall be installed before land disturbance is to <br />commence. The city shall inspect the construction site prior to the beginning of the land <br />disturbance to ensure that protective fencing and other protective measures are in place. No <br />encroachment, land disturbance, trenching, filling, compaction, or change in soil chemistry shall <br />occur within the fenced areas protecting the critical root zone of the trees to be saved. <br /> <br />(e) Allowable tree removal. Depending on the tree species being removed, up to 30 percent of <br />the diameter inches of significant trees on any parcel of land being developed may be removed <br />without replacement requirements. Replacement according to the tree replacement schedule is <br />required when: <br /> <br />(1) More than 30 percent of the total significant tree diameter inches are removed; <br /> <br />(2) More than 30 percent of the tallyable hardwood deciduous tree diameter inches are <br />removed; or <br /> <br />(3) More than 30 percent of the significant coniferous/evergreen tree diameter inches <br />are removed. <br /> <br />The following types of trees do not need to be included as part of the tally of tree removals: <br /> <br />(1) Dead, diseased, or dying trees; <br /> <br />(2) Trees that are transplanted from the site to another appropriate area within the city; <br />or <br /> <br />(3) Trees that were planted as part of a commercial business such as a tree farm or <br />nursery. <br /> <br /> <br />http://library4.rnunicode.com/rncc/DocView/ 14365/ 1/ 178/ 180/ 183 10/16/2007 <br />