(a) During the course of development of a single lot or a subdivision, subject to final plat or a final development plan approved after the effective date of this chapter, the developer or owner shall be required to replace protected trees removed pursuant to Section 1266.03(a) in accordance with the following schedule with trees two and one-half inches caliper or larger:
(1) Protected trees having a trunk diameter up to twelve inches are to be replaced on a two-for-one basis;
(2) Protected trees having a trunk diameter of twelve inches up to eighteen inches are to be replaced on a three-for-one basis;
(3) Protected trees having a trunk diameter of eighteen inches up to twenty-four inches are to be replaced on a four-for-one basis;
(4) Protected trees having a trunk diameter of twenty-four inches up to thirty inches are to be replaced on a five-for-one basis; and
(5) Protected trees having a trunk diameter of thirty inches and over are to be replaced on a six-for-one basis.
(b) Where the Development Services Director or designee determines that it is impractical or not feasible to replace all of the trees on the affected lot or within the affected subdivision, staff may approve one, or any combination of the following alternatives as a means of meeting the tree replacement requirements:
(1) Replace as many trees as is practical on the affected lot;
(2) Replace as many trees as is practical within the affected subdivision phase;
(3) Replace as many trees as is practical within the affected subdivision;
(4) For those trees that cannot be replaced through steps one through three above, the developer or owner shall be required to replace the trees elsewhere in the City; or
(5) Pay a fee equal to the replacement cost of the affected tree(s).
(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)