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Attachment A City of Roseville 11-16-15 Page 4 (H) Tree Preservation Simplified Plan Set — Mimicking current code, a simplified plan set will still be permissible in certain circumstances. For this section, we have elected to get more specific on what information must be provided, and have created a graphic to illustrate the City's intent and make understanding this subsection simple and straightforward. We have also included language that will allow these plan sets when minimal tree loss will clearly be within the allowed removal thresholds to save residents money when issues are very straightforward. (I) Allowable Tree Removal — The success of this updated ordinance will be derived from the process and incentives built into the new system. We did not see the need to change the current tree removal thresholds as they appeared to be reasonable (right of way & utility easement trees can still be removed, 15% of Heritage trees may be removed, and 35% of all other trees may come out all without penalty). Note that while 35% of both "significant" and "common" trees may be removed, the incentive multipliers (1.0 and 0.5 respectively) will encourage developers to preserve larger trees over smaller trees. We also clarify in this section that valid tree preservation plans only authorize activities that were analyzed by the approved plan set. Desired improvements that have not been authorized will require an updated tree preservation plan. (J) Replacement Tree Specifications — Replacement tree requirements largely mimic existing standards. Improvements built into this section include putting the City in charge of determining replacement trees when heritage trees are removed (thereby providing another disincentive to heritage tree removals), and allowing the applicant to suggest all other replacement types subject to review and approval by the City. Other things accomplished in this section include: a. As requested, replacement trees will now count towards required landscaping. b. Subsection (7) spells out where replacement trees must be planted. Importantly, we are currently requiring all plants to be placed on-site unless a certain condition exists (impractical, inappropriate, or counterproductive). In those cases, trees may be planted on boulevards or other public lands as directed by the City, or the applicant may provide cash- in-lieu of replacement inches per the City's fee schedule. By policy, we would recommend all such funds be placed in a special City Tree Fund used specifically to fund the planting of trees where needed throughout the community (public lands, boulevards, etc). A second idea that's been discussed is the establishment of a"City Beautiful" grant program that would subsidize a portion of tree costs for private residents. Such a policy should require trees to be planted in front yards or areas highly visible to the public on a given property.