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12 <br /> <br />affected by a proposed development shall include in the application to the appropriate <br />city reviewing body as part of the regular application, the following: <br />1. Depending on the scope of the development, the director may require the applicant to <br />provide a tree survey plan, including all trees which will be affected by the new <br />development. The survey, noting all trees six inches in diameter and greater, shall specify <br />the precise location of trunk and dripline, size, health and species of all existing t rees on <br />the property with a special notation of those classified as a heritage tree; <br />2. Depending on the scope of the development, the director may require the applicant to <br />provide a tree report by a certified consulting arborist. The tree report, based on the <br />findings of the tree survey plan and other necessary information, shall be used to <br />determine the health of existing trees, the effects of the proposed development upon the <br />trees, recommendations for any special precautions necessary for their preservation and <br />shall also indicate which trees are proposed for removal; <br />a. The director may require that the tree report include an appraisal of the <br />condition and replacement value of all trees affected by the development. The <br />appraisal of each tree shall recognize the location of the tree in the proposed <br />development. The appraisal shall be performed in accordance with the current <br />edition of the “Guide for Plant Appraisal” under the auspices of the International <br />Society of Arboriculture. The appraisal shall be performed at the applicant’s <br />expense, and the appraiser shall be subject to the director’s approval; <br />3. The tree survey plan and tree report (if any) shall be forwarded to the director, who <br />shall indicate in writing which trees are recommended for preservation using the same <br />standards set forth in Section 17.16.020 of this chapter. This report shall be made part of <br />the staff report to the city reviewing body upon its consideration of the application for <br />new property development; <br />4. The city reviewing body through its site and landscaping plan review shall endeavor to <br />preserve all trees recommended for preservation by the director. The city reviewing body <br />may determine that any of the trees recommended for preservation should be removed, if <br />there is evidence submitted to it, that due to special site grading or other unusual <br />characteristics associated with the property, the preservation of the tree(s) would <br />significantly preclude feasible development of the property; <br />a. If trees are approved for removal, mitigation may include, but is not limited to: <br />(i) replacement planting with particular tree species, sizes and numbers; (ii) <br />payment towards the city’s urban forestry fund for the appraised value of all trees