(A) Applicants shall be required to replace the significant trees which were indicated on the tree preservation plan to be saved but ultimately were destroyed or damaged during construction. Significant trees destroyed or damaged shall be replaced by trees equivalent in caliper inches lost. Replacement trees must consist of nursery stock and be no less than the following sizes:
(1) Deciduous trees: no less than two and one-half inches in diameter; and
(2) Coniferous trees: no less than six feet high.
(B) Replacement trees shall be covered by a minimum two year guarantee. Species shall be similar to the trees which were destroyed or damaged and can include those native species shown on the approved list of trees in Lindstrom.
(C) Replacement trees shall not be placed on easements or street rights-of-way. The city shall determine the locations of tree replacement for subdivision tree replanting plans. If tree replacement is required on the individual lot because the builder destroyed or damaged a tree which was to be saved, the forester or landscape architect shall determine where the replacement trees shall be installed.
(Ord. 20220120-01, passed 1-20-22)