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<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 <br />long-term potential increase in property values which encourages quality development, maintains <br />the ecology, moderates the effect of extreme temperatures, prevents the erosion of topsoil, helps <br />create an identity and quality, which enhances the attractiveness of the city to visitors, and <br />increases the oxygen output of the area which is needed to combat air pollution. For these <br />reasons the city council finds that to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the <br />city while at the same time recognizing individual rights to develop and maintain private <br />property in a manner which will not be prejudicial to the public interest, it is necessary to enact <br />regulations prescribing the removal and preservation of trees within the city. The City also <br />recognizes that under certain circumstances protected trees may be removed. Those <br />circumstances generally include: where protected trees are dangerous; are dead or diseased; are <br />so situated on undeveloped land that their preservation would preclude reasonable development; <br />are so abundant their removal would not destroy the area’s natural beauty or ecology or cause <br />erosion on the property. It is the intent of this chapter to preserve as many trees as possible <br />throughout the city through staff review and the development review process. <br />17.16.006 Definitions. <br />For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms used in this chapter are defined as <br />follows: <br />A. “Protected Tree” means a tree of any species or origin which meets any of the following: <br />Page 108 of 126