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Case # 10000B-06 <br />Disadvantages include: <br />Page 2.3 <br />The requirements will add cost and complexity to the development process. While new plats <br />are already required to include tree surveys, under the proposed standards, developers would <br />also need to prepare tree preservation plans for most plats (perhaps 90%) and reforestation <br />plans for some plats (perhaps 25%). Developers will need to hire professionals to prepare these <br />plans. The required inspections will add development costs. If reforestation is required <br />(perhaps 25% of plats), there will be costs for trees, for bonding and for additional inspections. <br />Added development costs will likely be passed on to home buyers. <br />The requirements will add staff review, inspection and bond management time. Many of the <br />forestry related duties are assigned to State certified arhorists under the direction of the Park <br />Maintenance Manager/Forester. Based on an analysis of the likely additional staff review and <br />inspection time across the organization and based on conversations with other cities that have <br />similar ordinances, the likely staff impacts on a yearly basis are between 10% and 20% of a full <br />time equivalent employee (FTE). The impacts would be spread over multiple Divisions, but <br />will impact Park Maintenance staff the most. The time spent on implementing the tree <br />preservation standards will need to come from other current duties, such as upkeep of parks and <br />other City maintained property. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />In Case #10000B-06, staff recommends approval of an ordinance to establish new plat findings, <br />residential lot width standards, building height standards and residential tree preservation standards but <br />at the same time recommends that the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed standards be <br />weighed against one another. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Staff report — from HKGi <br />Proposed ordinance <br />Analysis of impacts <br />o Height limits <br />■ Table <br />■ Photos <br />o Lot width standards <br />■ Table <br />■ Maps <br />m� <br />Report to the Planning Commisslon July 13,2006 <br />Division of City Planning <br />