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MAY -26 -2000 16:32 TKDA 651 292 0083 P.04/11 REVIEW DRAFT 05/26/00 Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) means the length of a straight line measured through the trunk of a tree 54 inches (4.5 feet) above ground. Forester means a person designated by the City with specialized knowledge of forestry and aboriculture. Hardwood deciduous tree includes, but is not limited to: ironwood, oak. maple (hard) walnut, ash, hickory, black cherry, hackberry, honey - locust, and basswood. Land disturbing activity means any excavating, grading, clearing, filling, or other earth moving and land reclamation which may result in movement of: ■ Five thousand (5000) cubic yards anywhere in the City; • One hundred (100) cubic yards per acre, or more, anywhere in the City; ■ Within a Shoreland Overlay District, ten (10) cubic yards on steep slopes or within Shore Impact Zones; or ■ Within a Shoreland Overlay District, fifty (50) cubic years per acre. Landscape architect means a person licensed by the state as a registered landscape architect. Pine Plantation means an arca of low plant diversity consisting of a pine canopy with little or no ground story or shrub layer vegetation. • Significant tree (coniferous /evergreen) means a healthy evergreen tree measuring a minimum of twelve (12) feet in height. • Significant tree (hardwood deciduous) means a healthy hardwood deciduous tree measuring a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter DBH, as defined herein. Significant tree (softwood deciduous) means a healthy softwood deciduous tree measuring a_minimum of eight (8) inches in diameter DBH, as defined herein. Significant - woodland means a grouping or cluster of coniferous and/or deciduous trees providing contiguous canopy cover over ] 000 or more square feet of the property, which includes hardwood deciduous trees over four (4) inches in diameter, softwood deciduous trees over six (6) inches in diameter, and/or coniferous trees over six (6) feet in height, and associated ground story vegetation. A woodland covering less than 1000 s.f. on a property may also be considered significant if it is a continuation of a larger woodland on an adjacent property, with a cumulative area of at least 1000 s.f., or if it is part of an identified buffer area. Softwood deciduous tree includes, but is not limited to: cottonwood, poplars /aspen, birch, boxeider, catalpa, willow, silver maple and elm. Tree removal means the loss of a significant healthy tree as a result of: 3