(A) General submission requirements. A Woodland Preservation Plan required hereunder shall be submitted when the subject property is three acres or greater in size and:
(1) Preliminary subdivision plan is required within Ch. 152; or
(2) A project is proposed for which a city grading permit is required by § 153.271 and significant woodlands exist on-site; or
(3) An application for a single-family residential building permit when significant woodlands exist on-site.
(B) All properties located within the Shoreland Overlay District must comply with provisions for vegetation alteration as required in § 153.343.
(C) Plan requirements.
(1) All Woodland Preservation Plans, with the exception of individual single-family residential lots, shall be certified by a forester, landscape architect, or other qualified professional retained by the applicant.
(2) All applicants shall submit a Woodland Preservation Plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Woodland Preservation Plan shall include the following information:
(a) The name(s), telephone number(s), and address(es) of applicant’s property owners, developers, and/or builders;
(b) Delineation of the buildings, structures, or impervious surfaces situated thereon or contemplated to be built thereon;
(c) Delineation of all areas to be graded and limits of the construction zone;
(d) Surveyed boundaries of all existing significant trees and woodlands located within the area to be platted or within the parcel of record;
(e) Identification of all significant trees and woodlands proposed to be removed within the construction zone;
(f) Measures to protect significant trees and woodlands;
(g) Size, species, and location of all replacement trees proposed to be planted on the property in accordance with the tree replacement schedule; and
(h) Signature of the person preparing the plan.
(D) Review process. The Woodland Preservation Plan shall be reviewed by the city to assess the best possible layout to preserve significant trees and woodlands and to enhance the efforts to minimize damage to significant trees and woodlands. The applicant shall meet with the city prior to submission of the development application, or prior to application for the grading permit, whichever is sooner, to determine the most feasible and practical placement of buildings, parking, driveways, streets, storage, and other physical features in order that the fewest significant trees and woodlands are destroyed or damaged. Once a plan is approved by the city, the plan shall be recognized as the approved Woodland Preservation Plan.
(E) Compliance with plan.
(1) The applicant shall implement the Woodland Preservation Plan prior to and during any construction. The woodland protection measures shall remain in place until all grading and construction activity is terminated, or until a request is made to, and approved by, the city.
(2) No significant trees or woodlands shall be removed until a Woodland Preservation Plan is approved and accepted in accordance with the approved Woodland Preservation Plan. If a significant tree or woodland that was intended to be preserved is removed without permission of the city, or damaged so that it is in a state of decline within 1 year from date of project closure, reforestation or restitution shall be required as described in § 153.299.
(3) The city shall have the right to inspect the development and/or building site in order to determine compliance with the approved Woodland Preservation Plan. The city shall determine whether compliance with the Woodland Preservation Plan has been met.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 655, passed 5-23-2016)