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<br />3. Establish mInimum standards for tree preservation and the <br />mitiqation of environmental impacts resultinq from tree removal; <br /> <br />4. Enforce tree preservation standards to promote and protect the <br />public health. safetv and welfare of the communitv. <br /> <br />5. Increase and maintain propertv values; <br /> <br />6. Enhance enemv conservation throuqh natural insulation and <br />shadinq; <br /> <br />7. Prevent or reduce soil erosion. sedimentation and stormwater <br />runoff: <br /> <br />8. Protect privacv bv maintaininq buffers between land uses; and <br /> <br />9. Preserve the varietv and extent of trees which exist in the Citv and <br />which are an inteqral part of this City's identitY. <br /> <br />B. Citv Authoritv. To preserve protected trees. the Citv may: <br /> <br />1. require and enforce a tree preServation plan as described below; <br /> <br />2. specifv.trees or qroups oftrees for preservation; <br /> <br />3. specifv qradinq.fimits; <br /> <br />4. require the.clusterinq of buildinqs or the relocation of roads. <br />driVes.,buildinqs,utililies or storm water facilities when this would <br />presilr'leprotected trees; <br /> <br />5. specifv time periods in which tree cuttinq. trimminq or iniurv mav <br />not occl.lrcinorder to prevent the spread of disease; and <br /> <br />6.'fequire easements to ensure that qroups of siqnificant trees are <br />nOfdestroved after the development has been approved. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 Tree PreserVation Plan. <br /> <br />DRAFT - February 11. 2008 <br /> <br />A. Scope. A Tree Preservation Plan is required as part of an application <br />for: <br /> <br />1) New buildinq construction in anv zoninq district; <br /> <br />2) An expansion of an existinq buildinq or hard surface bv ten percent <br />or qreater. where an approved tree preservation plan is not on file <br />with the citv; <br /> <br />3) Anv proiect for which a citv qradinq permit is required: (staff is <br />workinq on the exact lanquaqe for this requlation. Our qoal is to <br />require a tree preservation plan even when no development is <br />proposed. but a larqe amount of trees are to be cut). <br /> <br />4) A plat or minor subdivision. <br /> <br />2 <br />