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ATTACHMENT D ATTACHMENT CATTACHMENT B impact on property values (by providing buffering, protection of privacy, and a unique sense of place within neighborhoods). The purpose of this section is to protect and promote this important resource by: 1.Ensuring trees are protected when they are most vulnerable: during times of development; 2.Establishing reasonable requirements for replacement of significant trees lost due to development; 3.Incentivizing the protection and planting of trees at all times for the benefits they provide; 4.Instituting plan requirements to ensure tree losses can be identified prior to development, and that adequate replacement plantings will occur following land disturbances; 5.Providing for fair, effective, and consistent enforcement of the regulations contained herein. B.Applicability 1.The regulations in this section shall apply to any individual, business or entity that applies for one of the below permits or approvals. a.An application for platting, re-platting, or any lot division application that does not qualify as a minor lot subdivision; or b.A building permit application to construct a new principal structure or seeking to expand the footprint of an existing principal structure by more than 50%; or c.A demolition permit seeking to remove more than 50% of a principal structure in anticipation of immediate or future redevelopment; or d.A grading permit seeking to add, move, or relocate 50 cubic yards or more in all non-Shoreland Management Districts; or 10 cubic yards with the Shoreland Management District. 2.If the Community Development Department determinesthat pre-application tree removal occurred in order to circumvent the regulations in this section, the Department may require equivalent tree replacement as if a tree preservation plan had been submitted prior to removal. Pre-application tree removal shall be considered removed within two years of application. Any costs to estimate the removal may be charged to the applicant. Said determinations may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals under Section 1009.08 of this Title. 3.Activities subject to the provisions of Chapter 1017, Shoreland, Wetland, and Storm WastewaterManagement, may require tree preservation beyond that which is required by this section. In all such instances, the more restrictive preservation standard shall apply. 4.In all instances in which submissions by a degreed forester or certified arborist are required, such submissions shall be reviewed and approved by City Staff or contractors with equivalent credentials. C.Exemptions The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this section: 1.Tree removal related to city public improvements projects or repairs; 2.Emergency removal of a tree or trees to protect public health D.Trees Required to be Inventoried All deciduous trees measuring a minimum of six (6) inches at Diameter Breast Height (DBH), and all coniferous trees that are twelve (12) feet or more in height, shall be identified on the tree preservation plan sets required by this section. E.Tree Classifications All trees required to be inventoried shall be assigned a classification as follows: 1.Heritage Trees: