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ATTACHMENT D ATTACHMENT CATTACHMENT B 7.Replacement trees may be utilized to meetlandscaping and screening requirements if placement, species, and location are consistent with those requirements. 8.Replacement Tree Locations. Required replacement trees shall be planted on the site being developed unless doing so is deemed to be impractical (i.e. due to lack of space), inappropriate (available planting areas are not ideal for new plantings or would do little to enhance the site), or counterproductive to a intent (i.e. would entail too much screening for a retail business) as determined by the City Forester or other degreed forester or certified arborist as assigned by the Community Development Department.When such a determination is made, the applicant shall comply with replacement requirements in one of threewaysin the following manner: a.As directed by the City , required replacement trees may be located on private propertywithin 1000 feet of the subject development site with the consent of the property owner(s), on public improvement project sites that are not greater than 1000 feet from the development site, oronother publicand privatelandsthat are not greater than 1000feet from the development siteif such lands are deemed to be available,with priority given to locations near the affected area; or b.The City may accept a cash-in-lieu tree replacement payment in accordance with the required fee listed in the City Fee Schedule. In no instance shall acash-in- lieu of payment exceed 10% of the Fair Market Value of the development site; or c.The City (Ord. 1503 07-11-16) K.Tree Protection Required All trees which are to be retained onasite shall be marked and physically protected from harm or destruction caused by soil compaction, equipment and material storage within ,bark abrasions, changes in soil chemistry, out- of-season pruning, and root damage during construction. 1. ollowing requirements: a.Must be at least 4 feet in height and staked with posts no less than every 5 feet. b.Shall be placed around the identified protection zone(s) of trees to be preserved per the approved tree preservation plan. c.Signs shall be placed alongthe fence line identifying the area as a tree protection area, and prohibiting development activities beyond the fence line. 2.The tree protection fencing shall remain in place until all grading and construction activity is terminated; failure to maintain tree protection fencing shall be grounds for issuance of a stop work order. 3.No equipment, construction materials, or soil may be stored within the identified protection zone of any inventoried tree to be preserved. 4.Care must be taken to prevent a change in soil chemistry due to concrete washout and leakage or spillage of toxic materials such as fuels or paints. 5.Drainage patterns on the site shall not change considerably causing drastic environmental changes in the soil moisture content where trees are intended to be preserved. 6.Pruning of oak trees and elm trees shall be subject to the following requirements: thst a.Pruning of Oak trees shall not occur from March 15through July 1. stst b.Pruning of Elm trees shall not occur from April 1through August 31. c.On a yearto year basis, the City Council may alleviate or extend the above seasonal restrictions by resolution if, in its opinion, the same is necessary for the betterment of city wide oak and elm tree populations.