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<br />Subd.6 Tree Mitioation. <br /> <br />A. Mitioation Standards. Mitioation for tree removal of sionificant trees <br />must meet the followino specific standards; <br /> <br />1. Mitioation Rate. Sionificant live trees lost or reasonablv anticipated <br />to be lost as a result of buildino. construction. or oradino immediatelv <br />or in the future. shall be replaced bv the propertv owner bv plantino <br />that number of caliper inches of trees ("replacement trees") determined <br />at a rate of 1:2 or one inch replaced for every two inches lost. The <br />trees reouired to be replaced pursuant to this Section shall be in <br />addition to anv other trees re~uired to be planted pursuant to anv other <br />provision of the Code. <br /> <br />2. Mitioation Species. Replacement ttees shall be of a species <br />similar to the trees which are Jostbr removed.and shall include those <br />species pre-approved in writinqbV the City. The Citv maintains a list of <br />trees provided for ouidanceillselection of trees and shrubs. <br /> <br />3. General MitioationStandards. <br /> <br />a. All replacement trElesshaltmeet the American Standards for <br />Nurserv Stock relatino to bualitv of stock and appropriate sizino of <br />the root ballfor balled and burlapped and spade-moved trees. <br /> <br />b. Trees planted in accordance with mitioation re~uirements shall <br />n.ot be comiJri~ed of more lhan25 percent of the same species or <br />size unless approvedbv the city. <br /> <br />c. k'eolacementtrees shall be planted on the same propertv from <br />which:lhe trees were removed. If the Citv determines. at its sole <br />discretion.. that the number of replacement trees to be planted <br />exceeCls.thenumber of trees that can be accommodated <br />'ptacticallv OIl'sitELoff-site plantino may occur at locations to be <br />determined bv the Citv. or a fee in lieu of off-site plantino mav be <br />retiLdred as provided in paraoraph c below. <br /> <br />d. Where tree replacement on-site is not practical and a suitable <br />off-site location cannot be determined and aoreed upon bv the <br />applicant and the Citv. a fee in lieu thereof mav be assessed for <br />the replacement re~uired. The fee amount shall be the cost of <br />materials and installation tree. plus ten (10) percent. and shall be <br />provided bv the applicant and approved bv the Citv. All funds <br />collected shall be expended exclusivelv for implementation of the <br />ooals listed in Subd. 1 of this section. <br /> <br />e. Development that is subiect to the landscape re~uirements in <br />Section 1325.05 of the Zonino Code mav count preserved trees <br />towards the re~uired landscapino plan. The plantino of trees for <br />mitioation shall be in addition to the landscape re~uirements of <br />Section 1325.05. <br /> <br />f. The required mltloatlon trees shall be replaced bv the propertv <br />owner or orioinal developer if they have died or have severelv <br />declined after the second full orowino season followino installation. <br /> <br />DRAFT - February 11, 2008 <br /> <br />5 <br />