(A) General rules. It is the intent of this subchapter that a person owning vacant land or creating new commercial, industrial or multi-family development or undertaking the redevelopment of commercial, industrial or multi-family property in the city is to replace significant, non-diseased trees as specified for public property in § 156.06 of this chapter.
(B) Protection. The property owner or developer or both as the case may be must take necessary precautions to protect existing trees that are not scheduled to be removed.
(C) Performance guaranty. The property owner or developer or both as the case may be must provide the city with a performance bond as specified in Chapter 163 of this code of ordinances to guarantee the proper installation and vigorous growth of all trees and plant materials.
(D) Maintenance. Trees planted in accordance with this subchapter must be maintained m accordance with the approved plan by the property owner.
(E) Exemptions. The provisions of this section do not apply to trees removed from existing lots of record in the Traditional Residential District that are developed with single-family or two-family dwellings on the effective date of this subchapter.
(F) Special cases. In furtherance of the city’s urban wildlife landscape and Tree City U.S.A. programs, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer is directed to prepare standards for the replacement of trees on vacant land that the owner intends to develop or redevelop in the reasonably foreseeable future. Upon recommendation of the Tree Board, the City Council may vary the requirements of this subchapter by applying the standards to individual cases.
(Prior Code, § 830.15) (Ord. 17-06, passed 7-5-2017) Penalty, see § 156.99