Removal of healthy, shade providing, aesthetically valuable trees shall be discouraged. In the event that more than five trees are to be cut down, uprooted, destroyed or removed within a 36 month period, a permit shall first be issued by the Department.
An arborist survey and report may be required at the developer's expense, to evaluate existing trees prior to the issuance of a tree removal permit, as determined by the Director of Community Development and Housing. Unless there is a pre-approved tree replacement plan, each tree that is removed in a new subdivision and is determined to be of significant value by the Director of Community Development and Housing shall be replaced with a 36 inch box specimen tree in the subdivision in addition to any other required landscaping. Such a plan does not necessarily require a tree for tree replacement provision. Commercial tree farms, City Government projects, and individual single-family residential lots less than one acre shall be exempt from this provision.
(Ord. MC-1625, 2-21-24)