950.04 REQUIRED PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT OF MAJOR TREES.

   (a)    In all zoning districts, all major trees shall be preserved and/or replaced in compliance with the provisions ofthis Chapter, unless exempted herein.

   (b)    Each major tree removed from a parcel of land or lot not exempted from this Chapter shall be removed only upon issuance of a Tree Clearance Permit pursuant to Section 950.05 and an approved Tree Replacement Plan as set forth in Section 950.06.

   (c)    The City Arborist, shall approve the caliper, species, and health of all proposed replacement trees.

   (d)    Failure to replace a major tree within one (1) year of the approval of the Tree Clearance Permit and Tree Replacement Plan shall be a punishable as a misdemeanor for each separate failure to replace a tree as described in Section 950.99.

(Ord. 2024-19. Passed 4-16-24.)