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• (2) (a) No soil disturbance shall occur within the subdivision until the tree preservation plan is approved, financial securities have been submitted and development agreement approved, and tree protection measures are in place on site. (b) Construction staging areas and areas for the storage of equipment and stockpiling of materials shall not be within tree protection areas. (c) Fill shall not be placed against tree trunks, under the drip line, or in critical root zones of trees to be saved. (d) Pruning of oak trees shall not take place from April 1 through July 15. If wounding of oak trees occurs, a non -toxic tree wound dressing must be applied immediately. Excavators shall have a non -toxic tree wound dressing with them on the development site. (3) A tree preservation plan shall be submitted and shall consist of the following items: (a) Tree inventory, prepared by a licensed land surveyor and a forester or landscape architect, that includes the size, species, tag numbers, and locations of all significant trees, specimen trees, and significant tree stands on the entire property included in the preliminary plat; •(b) Mass graded areas and proposed grades. Changes in grades should be well planned with the objective of preserving significant trees; • (c) Custom graded lots; (d) All significant trees proposed to be saved and significant trees proposed to be removed in soil disturbance areas; (e) The plan shall designate tree save zones for: 1. Areas not in soil disturbance areas; 2. All specimen trees to be saved; and 3. All significant tree stands to be saved; (f) Measures proposed to protect significant trees, including, but not limited to: 1. Tree removal procedures, including directional felling away from existing trees to be saved and trenching to separate root systems prior to bulldozing trees or stumps; 2. Installation of signage at all tree protection areas that instruct workers to stay out; 3. Installation of snow fencing or polyethylene laminar safety netting at the drip line or critical root zones of trees to be saved; DRAFT JANUARY 5, 2009