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Ordinance No. 2288 <br />Page 3 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />1. Any single-trunked tree with a minimum trunk circumference of 37 inches measured four <br />and one-half feet above ground level (54 inches). <br />2. Any multi-trunked tree with a minimum circumference of 37 inches measured below the <br />split at the narrowest point below the main attachment or at the base if applicable. <br />3. The following tree species shall be considered native: <br />- Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) <br />- Box Elder (Acer negundo) <br />- California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) <br />- California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) <br />- Canyon Oak (Quercus chrysolepis) <br />- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) <br />- Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizenii) <br />- Blue Oak (Quercus douglassii) <br />- California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) <br />- Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) <br />- California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica) <br />- California Black Walnut (Juglans hindsii) <br />- Tan Oak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) <br />For non-native species (any other species not listed in item A3): <br />1. Any single-trunked tree with a minimum trunk circumference of 55 inches measured four <br />and one-half feet above ground level (54 inches). <br />2. Any multi-trunked tree with a minimum trunk circumference of 55 inches measured below <br />the split at the narrowest point below the main attachment or at the base if applicable. <br />B. “Applicant” means the owner of property who is submitting an application to remove a <br />Protected Tree located upon said property. Only the property owner, or their authorized <br />representative, may apply to remove a Protected Tree. <br />C. “Application” means the Application for Protected Tree Removal form. <br />D. “Approved Consulting Arborist” means a Consulting Arborist who is approved by the <br />Director for having the minimum qualifications to provide arborist reports satisfactory to the City <br />for planning and development purposes. <br />E. “Consulting Arborist” means an individual in the profession of arboriculture who has <br />demonstrated their experience, education, and related training to the City that they possess the <br />competence to provide an arborist report, risk assessment, tree survey and appraisal of tree values as <br />well as supervise the care and maintenance of trees; and who is certified by the International <br />Society of Arboriculture and/or is a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists. <br />F. “City” means the City of Pleasanton acting by and through its authorized representatives. <br />Page 39 of 893