The following provisions apply to
that were existing and retained as part of a
review procedure.
A. Criteria. The permit for
or removal shall be granted if any of the following criteria have been met.
1. The
is dead or diseased. Criterion 1 shall not be used as the sole reason for removal if the cost of curing the disease is less than one-fourth of the value of the
. Criterion 1 is to determine if
or removal is appropriate, and shall not be used to require treatment of the
.
2. The
has lost its significance in terms of its original designation due to damage from natural or accidental causes, or if some other reason can be established that it is no longer of historic significance.
3. The
has become a major nuisance by virtue of damage to personal property or improvements, either public or private, on the subject
or adjacent
, and that the maintenance required to prevent damage to such improvements or property outweighs the value of the
to the
.
4. The
is unsafe to the occupants of the property, an adjacent property or the general public.
5. The pruning, removal or replacement of the
results in an improved
as measured by the original review criteria. Decisions under this provision may be referred to the original
.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009)