§ 153.1221 TREE PROTECTION ZONE.

   For purposes of this section, a “tree protection zone” is established for any lot or parcel that has a woodland coverage of at least 50%. The tree protection zone includes all woodland areas within the required setbacks and outside of the designated building envelopes. The percentage of protected trees that must be preserved within the tree protection zone is established in Column (B) of Table 153.1221(A) below.

 

Table 153.1221(A): Preservation Ratios
(A) Area	(B) Preservation Ratio (Percent of Tree Protection Zone Category)
All areas within a riparian buffer (see §§ 153.1235 through 153.1239 of this chapter) or any “RP” (Resource Protection) District	75%
Lots within any commercial or industrial zoning District	20%
Lots within any neighborhood zoning district, traditional neighborhood development use pattern or “PD” (Planned Development) District	35%
Lots within the “D” (Downtown) District	Exempt

 

(Ord. 3020, passed 9-10-2013, § 5.37.2)