(A) Specimen Trees on Private Land:
(1) Specimen trees shall be shown on all preliminary commercial and residential site plans submittals and located by survey on final site or Landscape Protection Plans. The Village Planner may inspect the site to determine the accuracy of identification. The location and identification of specimen trees shall be required if such trees are within one hundred (100) feet of areas of a development site where soil disturbance or construction activity is proposed;
(2) Proposed development shall be designed to maximize the preservation of specimen trees. Where specimen trees exist, flexible approaches such as adjustments to lot layout, placement of buildings and paved surfaces and location of utilities shall be pursued in order to save them;
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this Ordinance to the contrary, saving of a specimen tree shall constitute evidence that the requirements for a case have been met for a variance application;
(4) No soil disturbance from construction, trenching or grading, or paving, or storage of equipment or materials shall take place within the critical root zone of any specimen tree to be preserved unless during the review of the site and/or Landscape Protection Plan it is determined there is no reasonable way the property can be developed without such disturbance.
(B) Voluntary Protection of Specimen Trees On Existing Residential Lots:
(1) Specimen trees which are located on individual lots with single homes shall be protected if voluntarily registered by the property owner;
(2) Registration of such trees shall render the owner of the lot the following privileges: If a permitted accessory structure or addition to a house is being planned, notwithstanding any provision of the Ordinance to the contrary, saving of a specimen tree may constitute evidence that requirements for a case have been met for a variance application.
(Ord. 21-06, passed - -)