(A) Performance guarantee. The developer/builder shall provide a performance guarantee following approval of the tree preservation plan prior to any construction and/or grading. The performance guarantee shall be included in the security required for landscaping and screening as described in § 155.031 of the Zoning Ordinance.
(B) Site grading and improvements. The proposed grading plan shall be approved by the city prior to the issuance of a grading permit, to ensure compliance with the tree preservation plan. All sites shall be staked, as depicted in the approved grading plan, before grading is to commence. The city shall inspect the construction site prior to and during grading to ensure that protective fencing and other protective measures are in place. No encroachment, grading, trenching, filling, compaction, or change in soil chemistry shall occur within the fenced areas protecting the root zone of the trees to be saved throughout construction.
(C) Post-construction procedure.
(1) After grading, construction, and restoration has been completed a forester or landscape architect, retained by the developer, shall:
(a) Submit in writing which significant trees and significant woodlands remain and which have been destroyed or damaged.
(b) Submit a plan for city review identifying where replacement trees, if required, will be integrated into the site.
(2) Following written request by the developer/builder, the performance guarantee will be released upon verification by the city that the tree preservation plan was followed.
(Ord. 125, passed 5-11-99)