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• APR -18 -2000 08:05 651 292 0083 P.11'12 REVIEW DRAFT 04 /1 8/00 • Amur Maple (A. ginnala) • Cottonwood or Silver Maple (unless specifically approved by City) • Black Locust VI. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT A. Compliance with Approved Plan: 1. Protection Measures: The applicant shall implement the tree protection measures indicated on the approved Tree Preservation Plan prior to commencement of any land disturbance activity on the property. The tree protection measures shall remain in place until all grading and construction activity is terminated, or until a request is made to and approved by the City. 2. Plan Implementation: Replacement trees shall be planted within six (6) months after completion of site construction activities, unless otherwise approved by the City. Failure to implement the plan within this time frame shall constitute non - compliance, subject to the actions outlined in Section VI.B. 3. Unauthorized Removal: If a significant tree(s) or woodland that was intended to be preserved in accordance with the approved Tree Preservation Plan is removed without permission of the City or sustains critical damage resulting in tree removal as defined herein, the applicant shall replace each tree so removed or destroyed at a rate of three (3) caliper inches (replacement tree) for each caliper inch (significant tree) removed. Replacement trees shall be of the same, or similar species as the lost tree. The size and quality of replacement trees shall meet the requirements of Section V.C. B. Inspection and Enforcement: The City shall have the right to inspect the development and/or building site in order to determine compliance with the approved Tree Preservation Plan. 1. Compliance Inspection: One year after all replacement trees have been planted the applicant shall make a request in writing to the City for an inspection to determine compliance with the approved Tree Preservation Plan. Upon inspection, the City shall determine whether compliance has been achieved and, if so, release the performance guarantee. 2. Non - compliance: If the City finds that the property is not in compliance with the approved Tree Preservation Plan, it shall inform the applicant regarding the non- compliance and describe, in writing, the steps needed to bring the property into compliance within a reasonable timeframe, not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days. 3. Dead Trees: Any replacement tree that is not alive or healthy one year after planting in accordance with the approved Tree Preservation Plan, shall be removed and replaced, by the applicant, with a new, healthy tree of the same size and species. 10