(A) Issuance. No person shall remove, injure, destroy, disturb, or undertake any procedure which is likely to cause the death or substantial destruction of any protected tree without first procuring a tree removal permit from the city. Tree removal permits authorizing the removal of a protected tree may be issued by the Planning Director or designee for the following reasons:
(1) The tree is dead or dying;
(2) The tree is affected with any injurious disease, fungus, insect or other pest;
(3) The tree is damaged or injured to the extent that it is likely to die or become diseased; or constitutes a hazard to persons or property.
(B) Receipt of tree removal permit. Upon receipt of a tree removal permit, the permittee:
(1) May remove the tree(s) as provided in the permit;
(2) Shall replace the protected tree removed if it was damaged or injured by other than natural causes;
(3) Shall replace the protected tree (as outlined in § 153.146) if it was removed without a tree removal permit, or there is a violation of the tree removal permit;
(4) Is encouraged to replace the protected tree if it was diseased, dead or dying from natural causes;
(5) Is encouraged to replace the protected tree on a single-family lot if it is removed from outside the No Build Zone, No Disturb Zone, or Tree Preservation Zone.
(C) Application for tree removal permit. The application for a tree removal permit shall contain:
(1) Name and address of applicant;
(2) Address of property where protected tree(s) sought to be removed is located;
(3) A written statement indicating the reason for removal of the protected tree(s);
(4) Name and address of contractor or other person who is proposed as having responsibility for tree removal;
(5) A tree preservation plan in conformance with the requirements of § 153.144;
(6) A tree survey, drawn to a scale of not less than 1" = 50', showing the location, size, and critical root zone or 15 feet whichever is greater, of all trees with a diameter breast height of six inches or greater which will be impacted by the construction activity. For sites on which development activity is to occur on less than the entirety of the site, the city may provide that the tree survey exclude those portions of the site which it determines will not be affected by the development activities. The tree survey shall also include a listing of the species and condition of each tree;
(7) A report from a certified arborist if required by the city; and
(8) A tree removal permit fee as determined by § 35.83 of the Dublin Codified Ordinances.
(D) Certificate of zoning compliance. A certificate of zoning compliance shall not be issued unless the tree survey and tree preservation plans have been submitted and approved by the city. No work shall begin on the site until the site has been inspected by the city for compliance with the tree preservation plan, including installation of protective fencing and tree preservation signage. In the event that work is started without the city inspection, a reinspection fee, as determined in § 35.83 of the Dublin Codified Ordinances, will be collected for each re-inspection.
(Ord. 95-96, passed 10-5-98) Penalty, see § 153.999