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Ordinance No. 2288 <br />Page 2 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br /> <br />Chapter 17.16 TREE PRESERVATION <br />• 17.16.003 Purpose and intent. <br />• 17.16.006 Definitions. <br />• 17.16.010 Permit—Required. <br />• 17.16.020 Permit—Procedure. <br />• 17.16.040 Appeals. <br />• 17.16.045 Protected Tree Board of Appeals. <br />• 17.16.050 New property development. <br />• 17.16.060 Emergency action. <br />• 17.16.065 Special Condition Permit. <br />• 17.16.070 Protection of existing trees. <br />• 17.16.080 Pruning and maintenance. <br />• 17.16.090 Public utilities. <br />• 17.16.100 Insurance requirements. <br />• 17.16.110 Penalties. <br />• 17.16.120 Additional provisions. <br />17.16.003 Purpose and intent. <br />The City recognizes that preservation of trees enhances the natural scenic beauty, sustains the long- <br />term potential increase in property values which encourages quality development, maintains the <br />ecology, moderates the effect of extreme temperatures, prevents the erosion of topsoil, helps create <br />an identity and quality, which enhances the attractiveness of the city to visitors, and increases the <br />oxygen output of the area which is needed to combat air pollution. For these reasons the city council <br />finds that to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the city while at the same time <br />recognizing individual rights to develop and maintain private property in a manner which will not <br />be prejudicial to the public interest, it is necessary to enact regulations prescribing the removal and <br />preservation of trees within the city. The City also recognizes that under certain circumstances <br />protected trees may be removed. Those circumstances generally include: where protected trees are <br />dangerous; are dead or diseased; are so situated on undeveloped land that their preservation would <br />preclude reasonable development; are so abundant their removal would not destroy the area’s <br />natural beauty or ecology or cause erosion on the property. It is the intent of this chapter to preserve <br />as many trees as possible throughout the city through staff review and the development review <br />process. <br />17.16.006 Definitions. <br />For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms used in this chapter are defined as follows: <br />A. “Protected Tree” means a tree of any species or origin which meets any of the following: <br />For native species: <br />Page 38 of 893