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Attachment A City of Roseville 11-16-15 Page 2 Proposed Ordinance The new ordinance language is organized as follows (A) Intent and Purpose — The intent and purpose section draws from both the existing ordinance and the City's past Arbor Day resolutions to explain why these regulations are necessary. (B) Applicability — Rather than tie these new regulations to a term like "land alteration," we've elected to identify already existing permit applications that would trigger tree preservation requirements: a. Platting, re-platting, or any lot division; b. Any building permit for a new principal structure, or any building permit that would expand the footprint of an existing principal structure by more than 50%; c. Demolition permits that would remove 50% or more of a principal structure; d. A grading permit that triggers erosion control permit requirements. Each of the above application types would need to provide a tree preservation plan set prior to the application being deemed "complete" City staff. Note that subdivision (B)(2) adds protection against a landowner preemptively removing trees in an attempt to circumvent tree preservation requirements. Subdivision (B)(3) clarifies that if greater tree preservation requirements apply due to other code provisions, the more restrictive standard will apply. (C) Exemptions — to ensure clarity on things that are not covered by this ordinance, we list upfront that tree removal for city public improvement projects or repairs AND emergency removal of trees to protect public health are outright allowed and are not subject to tree preservation or replacement standards. (D) Trees Required to be Inventoried — In recognition that the general public values green vegetation and isn't necessarily fixated on the quality of trees, we have deviated from inventorying only specific tree types in favor of inventorying ALL trees that meet a minimum size regardless of their health or quality. (E) Tree Classifications — Whereas subsection "D" identifies everything that must be inventoried, this section recognizes that not all inventoried trees will carry the same level of importance. Getting back to the fact that "a tree is a tree" in the eyes of the public, large trees (regardless of species) are given higher classifications than smaller trees. Note that small trees that are either rare or of exceptional quality can be assigned a higher classification if deemed exceptional by a forester, or if approved by the City Forester to be a focal point of a development.