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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />September17,2015 <br />DiscussiononModificationstoSections106801,106802,and106803 <br />PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment <br />StaffReport <br />DISCUSSION <br />Asameansofbackgroundonthisitem,thePlanningandZoningCommissionreviewed <br />variousmodificationstoChapter106(Zoning)inearly2015andrecommendedtothe <br />CityCouncilsomemodificationsattheJune18,2015meeting.Oneofthose <br />modificationswastotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭtreepreservationregulations(Section106801)by <br />providinganexclusionforindividualsinglefamilydetachedresidentialfrombeing <br />requiredtomitigatetheremovaloftreesonresidentiallots. <br />Thetεœ͸ƭrecommendationwasforwardedtotheCityCouncilandtheitemheardat <br />theirJuly13,2015meeting.TheCouncilrequestedthattheissueoftreepreservationbe <br />returnedtotheP&Zforfurtherdiscussion.City/ƚǒƓĭźƌ͸ƭactionwasbasedonconcern <br />fortheimpactthattheserequirementswouldhaveondevelopment.Therewas <br />discussiontorequesttheP&Zconsiderfurthermodificationsorevenrepealingthe <br />provisionsaltogether. <br />Tofacilitatethe/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓ͸ƭdiscussiononthisitem,staffdevelopedthreedifferent <br />optionsforconsideration.TheoptionsincludehighlightsandstrikeƷŷƩǒ͸ƭidentifyingthe <br />variousmodificationsproposed.Followingthisdiscussion,staffwouldforwardthe <br />/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓ͸ƭrecommendationtotheCityCouncilinordinanceform. <br />OPTION #1 – <br /> This is the language previously recommended to the City Council as part <br />of amendments to Chapter 106 in June. This option includes an exclusion from these <br />regulations for tree removal on individual single family lots. <br />Sec.106801.Treepreservation. <br />(a)Itistheintentofthissectiontoencouragethepreservationofexistingtreeswithinthecityandto <br />prohibittheirunwarranteddestruction.Thecityencouragessiteplanningwhichfurthersthe <br />preservationoftreesandnaturalareasbythefollowingmethods:Toprotecttreesduring <br />construction;tofacilitatesitedesignandconstructionwhichcontributestothelongtermviabilityof <br />existingtrees;andtocontrolprematureremovaloftrees;requireonsitereplacementoftreesthat <br />mustberemovedandrequireoffsitereplacementoftreesthatcannotbereplacedonsite,either <br />bydirectplantingasoutlinedinsection106803(Treereplacement)orthroughacontributiontothe <br />(Treefund)ofthischapter.Itisthefurtherintentofthis <br />treefundestablishedinsection106803 <br />sectiontoachievethefollowingobjectives: <br />(1)Protecthealthytreesandpreservethenatural,environmental,andaestheticqualitiesofthe <br />citytothedegreepossible. <br />1 <br /> <br />