If trees or shrubs are to be credited towards landscaping requirements they must be protected during all phases of construction as follows:
A. Prior to any site demolition, or grading, barriers must be constructed around existing trees and shrubs to be preserved.
B. Barriers around trees to be preserved must include the area under the drip line of the tree.
C. Barriers around shrubs to be preserved must include the area within 3 feet of the shrub mass.
D. Failure to maintain barriers may result in revocation of the building permit.
E. When large machinery is to be used on the site, these barriers must be sturdy fences or a similar barrier and must be made more visible by high visibility orange paint or construction flagging. When large machinery is not to be on site, high visibility construction flagging or similar device must clearly delineate the protected area.
F. The following activities are prohibited during demolition and construction under tree canopies and within any areas enclosed by protective fencing as required by this section:
1. Placing backfill or storing material;
2. Storing construction equipment;
3. Changing site grades within the drip line of trees or within 3 feet of shrubs or changing site grades so that drainage flows into or collects near protected trees or shrubs; and
4. All other construction activity not previously mentioned.
G. For projects not requiring a site grading plan, the required barriers must be constructed by the property owner and approved by the Commissioner of Building Inspection to issuance of a building permit.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04; Ord. 510-21. Passed 9-28-21.)