1359.02 PERMITTED LAND CLEARING.

   No person shall in any calendar year, remove or destroy or cause to remove or destroy, by cutting, burning, bulldozing or any other means, more than three (3) living trees having a diameter at breast height (DBH) of eight (8) inches or greater on any lot or parcel of land within the Municipality without first receiving a permit for such purpose from the Building Commissioner. Tree cutting shall only be permitted when approved according to this Chapter and only for purposes of grading or excavating an area in preparation for construction thereon of dwellings, buildings or structures permitted in the district in which the area is located, except as exempted in Section 1359.10. All tree removal and land clearing activities shall comply with the regulations set forth in this Chapter.

(Ord. 2020-07. Passed 5-18-20.)