For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CLEARING. The removal of trees and brush from the land, not including the ordinary mowing of grass.
CROWN. The main mass of branching of a plant above the ground.
DBH (DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT) or BREAST HEIGHT. Fifty-four (54) inches above the surface of the ground at the base of the plant or tree. in the case of a tree with multiple main stems, the diameter shall be the sum of the diameter of the stems.
DRIP LINE. A vertical line running through the outermost portion of the tree crown extending to the ground.
EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN. Those trees which have a DBH of eighteen (18) inches or more.
MANGROVE.
(1) Rooted trees and seedlings of the following species, but only when having a coastal or estuarine association:
(a) Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.)
(b) White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa Gaertn.)
(c) Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans (L)L.)
(d) Buttonwood mangrove (Conocarpus erecta L.)
(2) An assemblage of one (1) or more of the following species:
(a) Black mangrove (Avicennia nitida);
(b) Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle);
(c) White mangrove (Languncularia racemosa); and
(d) Buttonwood (Conocarpus erecta).
PROTECTED TREE. Any self-supporting wood plant which has a DBH of six (6) or more inches, and which is not otherwise exempted from this subchapter. For the purpose of this subchapter, all mangroves are declared to be protected trees. In addition, all palms with at least four and one-half (4½) feet of clear trunk between the ground level and the lowest branch are declared to be protected trees.
RESTORATION TREE. A nursery grown tree with a DBH of at least five (5) inches and a minimum height of fifteen (15) feet and a minimum crown width of ten (10) feet of a species approved by the City Planner.
('74 Code, § 22½-12) (Ord. 89-12, passed 4-27-89)