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<br /> <br /> <br />development. The survey, noting all trees 19 inches in circumference and greater, shall <br />specify the precise location of trunk and dripline, size, health and species of all trees that <br />will be affected by the new development on the property with a special notation of those <br />classified as a Protected Tree; <br />2. Depending on the scope of the development, the Director may require the Applicant to <br />provide an arborist report that includes all trees that may be affected by the new <br />development by an Approved Consulting Arborist. <br />a. The arborist report, based on the findings of the tree survey plan and other necessary <br />information, shall be used to determine the health of existing trees, the effects of the <br />proposed development upon the trees, recommendations for any special precautions <br />necessary for their preservation and shall also indicate which trees are proposed for <br />removal. <br /> <br />b. The Director shall require that the arborist report include an appraisal of the condition <br />and replacement value of all trees affected by the development. The appraisal of each <br />tree shall recognize the location of the tree in the proposed development. The <br />appraisal shall be performed in accordance with the current edition of the “Guide for <br />Plant Appraisal” under the auspices of the International Society of Arboriculture. The <br />appraisal shall be performed at the Applicant’s expense, and the appraiser shall be <br />completed by an Approved Consulting Arborist. <br /> <br />c. The tree survey plan and arborist report shall be included in the plan submittal, at <br />which stage the Director will comment on which trees are recommended for <br />preservation using the same standards set forth in Section 17.16.020 of this chapter. <br />This report shall be made part of the plan set provided to the City reviewing body <br />upon its consideration of the application for new property development; <br /> <br />3. The city reviewing body shall endeavor to preserve all trees recommended for <br />preservation in the arborist report. The City reviewing body may determine that additional <br />trees shall be preserved or that any of the trees recommended for preservation should be <br />removed, if there is sufficient evidence in the report, or based on a site visit, that the <br />preservation of the tree(s) would significantly preclude reasonable development of the <br />property or effectively remove said tree(s); <br />a. If trees are approved for removal, mitigation may include, but is not limited to: (i) <br />replacement planting with particular tree species, sizes, and numbers; (ii) payment <br />towards the City’s urban forestry fund suitable for the appraised value of all trees <br />removed from the site less the cost of installed trees, as reasonably determined by the <br />Director. <br />4. Approval of final site or landscape plans by the appropriate city reviewing body <br />indicating which trees are to be removed shall constitute the approval and permit for the <br />purpose of this chapter. <br />Page 114 of 126