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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />September17,2015 <br />DiscussiononModificationstoSections106801,106802,and106803 <br />(3)Discourageprematureclearcuttingofproperty. <br />(4)Maintainandenhanceapositiveimagefortheattractionofnewdevelopmentstothecity. <br />(b)Itshallbeunlawfulforanypersontocauseorpermitthedestructionofanyhealthynativetree <br />withinthecityifsuchtreehasatrunkwhichexceedssixinchesindiameter(or18.84inch <br />circumference)atapoint18inchesabovethenaturalgroundlevel.Provided,however,itshallnot <br />beaviolationofthisprovisionifatreeisremovedand/ordestroyedifthetreeisobviouslydiseased <br />ordeterminedtobediseasedbyanarboristorintheopinionoftheplanningdirectororhis <br />designatedrepresentative,saidtreeconstitutesahazardtopedestrianand/orvehiculartrafficalong <br />anysuchrightofway. <br />(c)Noperson,firmorcorporationdesirousofdevelopingorimprovinganyparcelofproperty,shall <br />removeorcausetheremovalofanytreefromsaidpropertywithoutfirstobtainingaclearingpermit <br />whichwouldallowclearingofbuildableareasonly. <br />(d)Theprovisionsofthissectionarenotrequiredonindividualsinglefamilylots. <br />Sec.106802.Treereplacement <br />Atreedispositionplanortreesurveymustbesubmittedandapprovedpriortotheremovalor <br />destructionofanyqualifyingprotectedtree.Intheeventthatitisnecessarytoremoveaprotectedtree, <br />asaconditionofabuildingpermitissuance,applicantshallberequiredtoreplacethetree(s)being <br />removedwithreplacementtreesasfollows: <br />(a)Numberofreplacementtrees.Treedispositionconditionsandtreepermitauthorizingremoval <br />ofordamagetolargetreesorprotectedtreesshallnormallyrequirereplacementbyoneor <br />morenewlyplantedtreesonthesamesubjectsite.Ifthisisnotfeasible,theowneror <br />developermustplantandmaintainoffsitereplacementtreesinreasonableproximitytothe <br />subjectsite. <br />(b)Minimumsize.Replacementtreesmustnormallyhaveatrunkcaliperofatleasttwoinches <br />measuredsixinchesfromtheground.Theenforcementofficermayprescribeaproportionally <br />smallertrunkcaliperforcertainspeciesoftrees,i.e.CrepeMyrtle. <br />(c)Qualifiedtrees.Tobea"qualifiedtree",atreemustcomplywiththerecommendedtreelist <br />"nativeorprotected"ofthecity. <br />(d)Standardofreview.Theenforcementofficershallusereasonablebesteffortstodeterminethe <br />typeandnumberofreplacementtreesrequiredinanattempttominimizeundueburden <br />resultingfromthissection. <br />(e)Treesinstreetarea.Beforeauthorizingestablishmentormaintenanceoftreeordecorative <br />landscaping,suchaslightingorawateringsysteminastreetarea,thebuildingofficialmustbe <br />satisfiedthatTex.Trans.Code,Chapter316hasbeencompliedwithandalsoconfirmsthere <br />wouldbenoviolationoftheprovisionsrelatingtovisibilitytrianglesandfutureoverhead <br />obstruction. <br />Foreachqualifyingprotectedtreeremovedfromthesite,onereplacementtreemustbeplantedonthe <br />subjectsite.Asufficientnumberanddiameterofreplacementtreesshallbeplantedonthesubjectsitein <br />ordertoequalthetotaldiameterinches,asdeterminedabove.Ifthisisnotfeasible,theapplicantmay, <br />uponapprovalbythedirector,plantandmaintainoffsitereplacementtreesinaccordancewiththis <br />sectionorcontributetotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭtreefund. <br />4 <br /> <br />