(a) Any application for development or demolition shall be accompanied by a statement by a designated arborist which discloses whether any protected trees exist on the property which is the subject of the application, and describing each such tree, its species, size, tree protection zone, and location. This requirement shall be met by including the information on plans submitted in connection with the application.
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), applications involving only the development of an Accessory Dwelling Unit that conforms to Section 18.09.030, Table 1, require only a statement disclosing whether any protected trees are located on the property which is the subject of the application. This statement may be completed by the applicant.
(b) In addition, the location and species of any other tree which is four inches in diameter (e.g., thirteen inches in circumference) or more when measured four and one-half feet (fifty-four inches) above natural grade shall be shown on the plans if the tree is:
(1) On the property or in the adjacent public right-of-way, and is within thirty feet of the building footprint proposed for development, or
(2) Located on adjacent property within thirty feet of the proposed building footprint, or
(3) Close enough that its canopy overhangs the project site.
(c) The director of public works or urban forester may require submittal of such other information as is necessary to further the purposes of this chapter including but not limited to photographs.
(d) Disclosure of information regarding private protected trees pursuant to this section shall not be required when the development for which the approval or permit is sought does not involve any change in an existing building footprint nor any grading, trenching, paving, or any change in landscaping which could alter water availability to established plants, hedges, shrubs, or trees.
(e) The urban forester or the designated arborist for a project shall add identified protected trees into the city's tree inventory database, and in coordination with the planning and development services departments, into city parcel reports.
(f) Knowingly or negligently providing false or misleading information in response to this disclosure requirement shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 5612 § 2 (part), 2024: Ord. 5557 § 4 (part), 2022: Ord. 4568 § 1 (part), 1999)