A. An application for removal of an existing parkway tree, in accordance with §§ 9.08.210.B and 9.08.210.C.1.c, as a necessity for the construction of a private improvement or development project, shall be accompanied by a report prepared by a registered consulting arborist, for review and approval by the Public Works Director. The report shall explain the necessity of removing the tree and evaluate the feasibility of transplanting the tree(s) to another location.
B. If the Public Works Director determines that transplanting the tree(s) is feasible, the tree(s) shall be relocated, at the sole cost and expense of the applicant, to a location specified by the Public Works Director. Applicant has the option of performing this work or paying to the City the cost to have the work performed by the City’s contractor.
C. If the requested tree(s) cannot be transplanted, then the applicant shall provide sufficient evidence, to be reviewed and considered by the Public Works Director, that the private improvement or development project cannot be reasonably redesigned to avoid the removal of the tree(s). If the Public Works Director determines that a project redesign is not feasible, then removal of the tree(s) may be approved, on the condition that the applicant shall plant two new street right-of-way trees or parkway trees for each tree that is removed. The size and location of the replacement trees shall be determined by the Public Works Director based on what is appropriate for the particular Street Right-of-Way or Parkway. Where feasible and appropriate for the location, the Public Works Director will require 36" box trees or larger for replacement.
D. At the applicant’s sole cost and expense, the replacement trees shall be planted along the site frontage of the private improvement or development or in other street median or parkway locations in the City at the discretion and direction of the Public Works Director. Applicant has the option of performing this work or paying to the City the cost to have the work performed by the City’s contractor.
E. All new or transplanted street median and/or parkway trees shall be planted in a tree well with a tree grate, if required, as approved by the Public Works Director. New or transplanted parkway trees that are located adjacent to the applicant’s property shall be supplied with irrigation water from the irrigation system located on the applicant’s property, which system shall include a timer and rain sensor. With the exception of single family developments, a landscape/irrigation plan for the new or transplanted parkway trees, and any other required parkway landscaping, shall be prepared at the sole expense of the applicant and submitted to the Public Works Director for review, approval, and permitting.
F. Applicant shall be responsible for the maintenance of the transplanted or new parkway trees that are located adjacent to the applicant’s property for a period of one year. If a transplanted or new Parkway tree, adjacent to applicant’s property or otherwise, does not survive during the first year, the applicant shall be required to plant a replacement tree in accordance with the requirements of this § 9.08.215. Applicant shall be responsible for the maintenance of such replacement tree for a period of one year.
(Ord. No. 2013-007, § 1 (part))