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naturalgroundlevel.Provided,however,itshallnotbeaviolationofthisprovisionifatree <br />isremovedand/ordestroyedifthetreeisobviouslydiseasedordeterminedtobediseased <br />byanarboristorintheopinionoftheplanningdirectororhisdesignatedrepresentative, <br />hazardtopedestrianand/orvehiculartrafficalonganysuchrightof <br />saidtreeconstitutesa <br />way. <br />(c)Noperson,firmorcorporationdesirousofdevelopingorimprovinganyparcelofproperty, <br />shallremoveorcausetheremovalofanytreefromsaidpropertywithoutfirstobtaininga <br />clearingpermitwhichwouldallowclearingofbuildableareasonly. <br />(d)Theprovisionsofthissectionarenotapplicabletoindividualsinglefamilylots. <br />Section 2 <br />: That Chapter 106, “Zoning”, Article V. “Supplementary District Regulations”, Division <br />4 “Fencing and Landscaping Requirements”, Section 106-802 “Tree Replacement”, of the Code of <br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as <br />follows: <br />{Ļĭ͵ЊЉЏБЉЋ͵ƩĻĻwĻƦƌğĭĻƒĻƓƷ <br />Atreedispositionplanortreesurveymustbesubmittedandapprovedpriortothe <br />removalordestructionofanyqualifyingprotectedtree.Intheeventthatitisnecessaryto <br />removeaprotectedtree,asaconditionofabuildingpermitissuance,applicantshallbe <br />requiredtoreplacethetree(s)beingremovedwithreplacementtreesasfollows: <br />(a)bǒƒĬĻƩƚŅwĻƦƌğĭĻƒĻƓƷƷƩĻĻƭƩĻƨǒźƩĻķ͵Treedispositionconditionsandtreepermit <br />authorizingremovalofordamagetolargetreesorprotectedtreesshallnormally <br />requirereplacementbyoneormorenewlyplantedtreesonthesamesubjectsite.If <br />thisisnotfeasible,theownerordevelopermustplantandmaintainoffsite <br />replacementtreesinreasonableproximitytothesubjectsite. <br />(b)bǒƒĬĻƩƚŅwĻƦƌğĭĻƒĻƓƷƩĻĻƭ͵Foreachqualifyingprotectedtreeremovedfromthe <br />site,onereplacementtreemustbeplantedonthesubjectsite.Asufficientnumber <br />anddiameterofreplacementtreesshallbeplantedonthesubjectsiteinorderto <br />equalthetotaldiameterinches,asdeterminedabove.Ifthisisnotfeasible,the <br />applicantmay,uponapprovalbythedirector,plantandmaintainoffsitereplacement <br />treesinaccordancewiththissection,oralternatively,contributetotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭtree <br />fund. <br />(c)aźƓźƒǒƒƭźǩĻ͵Replacementtreesmustnormallyhaveatrunkcaliperofatleasttwo <br />inchesmeasuredsixinchesfromtheground,withtheexceptionofreplacementtrees <br />installedonpropertiesinanydesignatedindustrialzonedistrict,inwhichcasethe <br />trunkcalipershallbeaminimumoffourinchesasmeasuredsixinchesfromthe <br />ground.Theenforcementofficermayprescribeaproportionallysmallertrunkcaliper <br />forcertainspeciesoftrees,i.e.CrepeMyrtle. <br /> <br />