(A) The village encourages the preservation of quality and mature trees by providing credits toward the required trees for greenbelts, buffer strips, interior landscaping, and within parking lots. Trees intended to be preserved shall be indicated with a special symbol on the site plan and be protected during construction through use of a fence around the drip line. Tree species, location, and caliper must be shown on the landscape plan. Tree protection measures must be shown and noted on the landscape plan. To obtain credit, the preserved trees shall be of a high quality and at least two and one-half caliper. Trees to be preserved shall be counted for credit only if they are located on the developed portion of the site as determined by the Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required. Trees over 12 inches in caliper to be removed shall be noted on the landscape plan.
(B) (1) The credit for preserved trees shall be as follows. Any preserved trees receiving credit which are lost within two years after construction shall replaced by the land owner with trees otherwise required.
Caliper of Preserved Tree (In Inches) | Numbers of Trees Credit |
2.5 to 8 | 1 |
8 to 12 | 2 |
Over 12 | 3 |
Note: Caliper measurement for existing trees is the diameter at a height of four and one-half feet above the natural grade. (Diameter at Breast Height, D.B.H.) | |
(2) The following trees are not eligible for preservation credits:
(a) Box Elder;
(b) Apple;
(c) Willows;
(d) Hawthorn;
(e) Poplars;
(f) Malus (all species);
(g) Hackberry;
(h) Silver Maple;
(i) Locust (all species);
(j) Autumn Olive;
(k) Scotch Pine;
(l) Buckthorn;
(m) Red Pine;
(n) European Alder;
(o) Norway Maple; and
(p) Siberian Elm.
(Ord. 259, passed 10-24-1995; Ord. passed 2-1-2012)