A Tree Clearing Certificate shall not be required for the activities listed below.
(A) Normal forestry activities taking place on property that is taxed under the present-use value standard or conducted pursuant to a forestry management plan prepared or approved by a forester registered pursuant to G.S. Chapter 89B, and provided such activities are accomplished in compliance with this Ordinance.
(B) Properties with a Cary-approved development plan provided such plan has not expired and that any clearing or vegetation removal is done in strict accordance with the approved development plan.
(C) The removal of vegetation by public or private agencies within the lines of any public street rights-of-way, utility easements, or other Cary property, as may be necessary to ensure public safety, to obtain clear visibility at driveways or intersections, to perform authorized field survey work, or to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty of such Cary property.
(D) The Cary-initiated or approved removal of any vegetation which is in an unsafe condition, constitutes a nuisance or noxious weed, or which by its nature is injurious to sanitary sewers, electrical power lines, gas lines, water lines, stream or conveyance channels, or other public improvements, or vegetation which is infected with any injurious fungus, insect, or other pest.
(E) The removal of vegetation on property located within an approved residential subdivision that is zoned for single-unit residential use, and provided such vegetation is not a portion of a required streetscape or other landscaping buffer.
(F) The removal of less than fifty percent (50%) of vegetation on property of three (3) acres in size or less which is vacant and zoned for residential purposes.