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Attachment D City of Roseville Draft Tree Preservation Ordinance Planning Commission Public Hearing 10-6-15 3. Activities subject to the provisions of Chapter 1017, Shoreland, Wetland, and Storm 1 Water Management, may require tree preservation beyond that which is required by this Commented \[BGA8\]: 2 Here we have notification that preservation requirements may be more restrictive if section. In all such instances, the more restrictive preservation standard shall apply. 3 portions of a property are subject to provisions in Chapter 1017, Shoreland, Wetland, and Stormwater Management. In such cases, the more restrictive requirement will apply. C.Exemptions 4 Commented \[BGA9\]: This section protects the City The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this Section: 5 from tree preservation when installing improvements for the public good, and allows for tree removal at any time 1. Tree removal related to city public improvement projects or repairs; 6 for public safety. 2. Emergency removal of a tree or trees to protect public health. 7 D.Trees Required to be Inventoried Commented \[BGA10\]: 8 One new shift with this ordinance is completely getting away from tree lists for All deciduous trees measuring a minimum of six (6) inches at Diameter Breast Height (DBH), 9 the inventory; if a tree meets a minimum size, it must be inventoried regardless of its health or quality. and all coniferous trees that are twelve (12) feet or more in height, shall be identified on the 10 tree preservation plan sets required by this section. 11 E.Tree Classifications Commented \[BGA11\]: 12 Whereas subsection “D” identifies everything that must be inventoried, this section All trees required to be inventoried shall be assigned a classification as follows: 13 recognizes that not all inventoried trees will carry the same level of importance. Getting back to the fact that “a 1.Heritage Trees: 14 tree is a tree” in the eyes of the public, large trees (regardless of species) are given higher classifications a.All deciduous trees measuring equal to or greater than twenty-seven (27) inches at 15 than smaller trees. Note that small trees that are either rare or of exceptional quality can be assigned a higher DBH, and all coniferous trees measuring equal to or greater than fifty (50) feet in 16 classification than they otherwise would based on size. height. 17 Incentive multipliers within the next section provide (as you might have guessed) incentive to do so. b.A smaller tree can be considered a heritage tree if: 18 i.A registered forester or certified arborist determines it is a rare or unusual species 19 or of exceptional quality, or 20 ii.If it is specifically used by a developer as a focal point in a development project, 21 and the Community Development Department concurs with the designation given 22 the tree’s location, species, and/or likelihood to become a prominent feature of the 23 development. 24 2.Significant Trees: 25 a.All deciduous trees with DBH measurements of twelve (12) inches or greater, but less 26 than twenty-seven (27) inches. 27 b.All coniferous trees that are twenty-five (25) feet tall or greater, but less than fifty (50) 28 feet in height. 29 Page 2 of 11