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SECTION.27 W TREE PRESERVATION <br />Section 27.1 Purpose <br />KA J The purpose of this Section is to preserve and:ptotect the unique natural environment of the City of Gem. Lake <br />and provide for. miriii7ial tree loss and mitigation of tree: removal: in wooded areas of the City. It also. provides for <br />Protection of natural barriers provided by trees or shrubs along the. borders of our city; along major roads and <br />bet-ween differing land uses.. <br />27.1.2 Tiec cover and natural barriers are beneficial in terms of aesthetics, screening, cooling, wildlife habitat: <br />protection, watershed control= air quality enhancements, erosion control and..preseivation and enhancement of <br />property values. Land alteration that.caus.es destruction of trees or. shrubs diminishes and impairs the public health, <br />safety and general welfare. The intention of this Section is to provide -regulations relating.to the .cutting and removal of <br />trees in areas where the natural.vegetation or topography are to be: altered. <br />Section 27.2. Severability <br />27.2.1 It is the intention of the City Council that the several provisions of this Section are severable and.thatif any <br />court of competent Jurisdiction shalladjudge any provisions of this Section or application thereof .to be invalid, such <br />judgment shall not affect any. other .provisions or this Section not specifically included in such judgment. <br />Section 27.3 Interaction Between This Section. and Other Sections <br />27.3.1 In the event of conflicting requirements imposed by this Section or by other Ordinances of the City of Gem <br />Lake, the more restrictive provisions shall apply. <br />1 Words u ed in ih ';present tense <br />I includes the sin � mate ozdr' <br />des the feir iiiine. 1MI <br />Se <br />Section 27.6 Protection Standards. <br />s used <br />.de the[ure tense; `e singular includes the. pluEal and the <br />is manafo an' .;the ma 's`' _crzniss�e' ; he. masculine nder <br />now lister:=in Atiti'en ix.A .of The. Consolidated Land Use <br />27.6.1.No Sand alteration shall occur until the City finds that the planned land: alterationa complies with the: following:. <br />27.6.1..1 Maximum Possible preservation. <br />All land alteration shall be conducted so that the maximum amount of woodland.and natural.screening and <br />barriers are: preserved by .the. clustering of structures wherever possible, or by the use..of other appropriate <br />methods. Measures shall be taken to protect and preserve ail trees and shrubs. in the preservation. area as <br />described. <br />27.6:1.1 Protection of Hoot Zones. <br />Grading, contouring; paving.and any excavation or trenching shallnot detrimentally affect the aeration or <br />permeabilityof the root zone in the preservation area, <br />Section 27.7 Data Submission. <br />A) Tlie applicant shall submit data to the City, at the time: of a preliminary plat submission or whenever land alteration. <br />(as described in this Ordinance) is planned,. that outlines the conformance to this Ordinance. This submission shall <br />.include: <br />1. The name and addres& of the person preparingthe plan and applying for a permit to do this alteration, and. <br />2: The name and address of the person who owns the. land that is to be altered;. and. <br />Updated June.5,.2017 Gem Luke Consolidated Land Use Ordinance —Page 147 <br />