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Height Range (min 6’) Credit Against Required DBH Replacement Inches Less than 8 feet 1 inch 8 feet to less than 12 feet 2 inches 12 feet or greater 3 inches 3. Replacement trees shall be from balled and burlapped, certified nursery stock as defined and 3882 controlled by MN Stat. 18.44 through 18.61, the Plant Pest Act, as may be amended from time to 3883 time. Replacement trees may also be from bare root stock, provided the trees are planted no later 3884 than May 15th in any year, and the planting is inspected by the City Forester or other degreed 3885 forester or certified arborist as assigned by the Community Development Department. 3886 4. Replacement trees shall be covered by a minimum 2-year guarantee in accordance with Section 3887 1011.04(M). 3888 5. When heritage trees are removed, replacement trees options shall be as determined by the City 3889 Forester or other degreed forester or certified arborist as assigned by the Community 3890 Development Department. 3891 6. Replacement trees for significant and common trees may be selected by the applicant, but all final 3892 planting plans shall be subject to review and approval by the City Forester or other degreed 3893 forester or certified arborist as assigned by the Community Development Department, who will 3894 determine whether the proposed trees are suitable to the site, are well placed, and accomplish 3895 local diversity goals. 3896 7. Replacement trees may be utilized to meet landscaping and screening requirements if placement, 3897 species, and location are consistent with those requirements. 3898 8. Replacement Tree Locations. Required replacement trees shall be planted on the site being 3899 developed unless doing so is deemed to be impractical (i.e. due to lack of space), inappropriate 3900 (available planting areas are not ideal for new plantings or would do little to enhance the site), or 3901 counterproductive to a property’s intent (i.e. would entail too much screening for a retail 3902 business) as determined by the City Forester or other degreed forester or certified arborist as 3903 assigned by the Community Development Department. When such a determination is made, the 3904 applicant shall comply with replacement requirements in one of three ways in the following 3905 manner: 3906 a. As directed by the City , required replacement trees may be located on private property within 3907 1000 feet of the subject development site with the consent of the property owner(s), on public 3908 improvement project sites that are not greater than 1000 feet from the development site, or on 3909 other public and private lands that are not greater than 1000 feet from the development site if 3910 such lands are deemed to be available, with priority given to locations near the affected area; 3911 or 3912