These regulations shall apply to all lands in the City except as exempted herein and in Section 1171.05.
(a) No person shall carry out any building activity or the making of any material change to any structure or the natural surface of the land, including activities that change or disturb the natural surface of the land such as clearing (cutting of trees and woody vegetation), grading, excavating, and filling except in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) No building permit, grading permit or erosion and sediment control permit shall be issued for the construction, alteration or addition to a building, or the grading or alteration of the land surface except as such conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) All development plans and new construction shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(d) No tree with a D.B.H. of eight inches or greater shall be cleared or removed without a Tree and Vegetation Removal Permit issued by the Building Department unless permitted to be removed through these regulations or exempt from regulation under Section 1171.05.
(e) No Tree and Vegetation Removal Permit shall be issued for any parcel of land or development which requires an approved development plan under Chapter 1181, until a development plan including a Tree and Vegetation Preservation Plan is submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
(f) No Tree and Vegetation Removal Permit shall be issued for any parcel of land or development which requires a subdivision plan approval, until a final subdivision plan is approved by the Planning Commission and Council and the improvement plan is approved by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 173-2000. Passed 12-17-00.)