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Shore Land.— All Districts 1 d°/a <br />Natural Barrier -- All Districts 0% <br />Section 27.9 Reforestation <br />27.9.1 °free Removal Beyond the Removal Threshold. <br />27.9.1.1 If the: land. alteration iesults. in tree removal beyond the tree removal threshold in Section 27.8 of this. <br />Ordinance, or as defined -in, Section 27.6 of this. Ordinance, or a natural barrier is to .be altered or removed, <br />the applicant shall be required to submit a reforestation plan. The reforestation.planrnust be submitted and <br />Approved .by the City Forester priorto final plat approval, if a subdivision is being doric, or before the work <br />of land alteration is begun. The reforestation plan shall include: <br />A) Location of proposed reforestation; and <br />L Species and size..of:proposed plantings; and <br />B) Quantity of proposed plantings.. <br />27.9.2 Reforestation: Plan <br />27'A2.1 The reforestation plan shall comply with the following criteria: <br />A} Tire xelacment will be. predicated aa:,rhe total <br />setnov b a: r atil cp ibold limits. '" <br />based tithe type of trees removelln accordance <br />6, . <br />or S¢ftvood predaantlpL'vplas, Box Elder, Gottonyood, Aspen <br />2 Class.Ti Mixeii°Hardwoods - piedomiiaaidy species other tlian Oak incldduig,.butnot <br />limited to,. Cherry; Birch, Walnut, Elm, .Ironwood, Maple, Basswood, Ash: 100 % <br />3. Class C _ Hardwood - Predominantly mature Oaks: 125% <br />27.9.3 Where trees are to be located. <br />27.9.3.1: Trees to be provided. as part of a reforestation plan shall be. located adjacent to the.development or <br />proposed structures in areas such as yard setbacks, on outlots or common areas, at the project entrance.. area,. <br />in buffer zones between different land uses or roads, or.at other.locations as directed by.the. City: <br />Reforestation shall.occur in such a way as to replace trees removed with desirable: trees of the same or similar <br />species and/or densities. These trees must be planted based :on the frequency and density as determined by <br />the City Forester. <br />27.9.4 Sizes and. type.ofreplacementtrees. <br />27.9.4.1. Replacement trees. must: be no Less .than the following sizes: <br />A) Deciduous trees <br />1.. No. less .than two.:and one. -half (21/2") .inches in diameter on steep slopes, or <br />.2. No less than three (3") inches on all other grades, <br />B) Coniferous. trees <br />1. No less. than six (6) feet high on steep slopes, or. <br />Updated June 5, 2017 Gem Lake.Consolidated Land Use Ordinance -.Page 149 <br />