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<br />DIVISION 3. PROTECTION OF WOODLANDS <br /> <br />Page 5of6 <br /> <br />Sec. 27-30. Tree protection standards for non-developing properties. <br /> <br />(a) Undeveloped parcels. <br /> <br />(1) There are no restrictions or permit requirements for removal of dead, diseased, or <br />dying trees. <br /> <br />(2) Landowners not developing their property may remove up to 30 percent of the trees <br />on their property, based on wooded area as of the date of approval of this ordinance, <br />provided 14 days prior notice is given to the city. <br /> <br />(3) If more than 30 percent of the trees on the property are to be removed for forest <br />management purposes, the landowner must notify the city 14 days before the removals <br />are to take place and supply the city with an approved forest management plan <br />developed and approved by the department of natural resources' regional forester. <br /> <br />(4) If a forest management plan is not prepared, a permit for the removals must be <br />obtained from the city. The permit application must include a tree inventory, certified by a <br />forester or landscape architect, which includes the size, species, and location of all <br />existing significant trees located on the property. <br /> <br />(5) Upon receipt of a completed tree removal permit application, the city will issue a <br />permit within 14 days to allow removal of the trees. <br /> <br />(6) If, within a ten-year time period of receiving a tree removal permit, the property is <br />developed, the developer will be responsible for replacing the trees that were previously <br />removed in accordance with section 27-29(g), tree replacement schedule. <br /> <br />(b) Plaited residentiallols. <br /> <br />(1) Owners of platted residential lots may remove up to 100 percent of the trees on the <br />lot without replacement, with the exception of specimen trees. <br /> <br />(2) Before a specimen tree is removed, an owner must obtain a permit from the city. <br /> <br />(Ord. No. 1759, ~ 1759.02, 1-12-2005) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 27-31. Exceptions. <br /> <br />(a) Exception standards. Notwithstanding the city's desire to accomplish the tree protection <br />goals outlined in section 27-28, there may be instances where these goals are in conflict with <br />other city objectives. These conflicts are most likely to occur on small, heavily wooded parcels. <br />at the discretion of the city council, exceptions may be granted if all of the following conditions <br />exist: <br /> <br />(1) The subject parcel is five acres in size or less. <br /> <br />(2) It is not feasible to combine the subject parcel with adjacent parcels that could use <br />the parcel as required green space. <br /> <br />(3) Strict adherence to the requirements of the tree ordinance would prevent <br />development that is desirable to the city on the parcel. <br /> <br />(4) The exception requested is the minimum needed to accomplish the desired <br />development. <br /> <br />(b) If an exception is granted, relief from the requirements of the ordinance may take the form <br />of reduced mitigation requirements, greater allowable tree removal, higher thresholds for <br />determining significant trees, or any combination of the above. The city council will determine <br /> <br /> <br />http://library4.municode.com/mcc/DocView/ 14365/ 1/ 178/ 180/ 183 10/16/2007 <br />