The following woodland tree removal activities shall be considered exempt from a discretionary permit:
(A) When trees are on slopes of less than 30% grade, the percentage of removal of individual and/or masses of woodland trees is equal to the baseline percentage of the canopy retention percentage in
Table 19.33.007(1)
subtracted from 100%. For example, if the calculated canopy retention equals 75%, then 25% of canopy may be removed.
(B) Removal of trees or branches that have fallen from natural causes;
(C) Removal of cultivated trees such as nursery stock Christmas trees or the like so long as they have remained in a cultivated state; and
(D) Removal of trees associated with comprehensive statewide eradication of diseased trees with the authorization of the county’s Agricultural Commissioner.
(1966 Code, § 33-4) (Ord. 757, § 1(part))