(a) Prior to the removal of any major or canopy tree, a property owner shall apply, and be approved for, a tree removal permit.
(b) An application for a tree removal permit shall be submitted no later than sixty (60) days prior to any proposed tree removal to the City Landscape Architect and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and contact information for the applicant and/or their designee for the permitting process;
(2) The address of the affected property;
(3) A map outlining the trees on the affected property with designations for those proposed for removal, except for heavily wooded sites where the City Landscape Architect may waive this requirement and require an ariel photo instead; and
(4) An overview listing the trees proposed for removal including their genus, species, location on the property, and health status as: healthy, diseased, damaged, or dead;
(5) Any other information that the applicant would like the City Landscape Architect to consider with respect to the mitigation of effects of the environmental degradation from the proposed tree removal.
(c) The City Landscape Architect, or designee, shall review the application information and conduct a site visit to the affected property to determine, under generally accepted arborist practices, the impacts that the project will have on the affected property and the surrounding area as it relates to the factors outlined in Section 1183.01 or any other factors deemed environmentally important by the City Landscape Architect for the particular affected property.
(d) The City Landscape Architect will provide the applicant with a report detailing the number of trees that are likely to mitigate the effects of the proposed tree removal.
(e) Any granted tree removal permit to conditioned upon compliance with Section 1183.06. (Ord. 08-2022. Passed 5-4-22.)