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• <br />Bill Hawkins <br />April 7, 2000 <br />page 2 <br />acres and cuts trees for whatever reason, or; an owner of 20 acres cuts all the trees <br />because he knows when he submits a plat application, he'll have to go through the <br />expense of preparing a tree survey, preservation plan, etc. <br />My initial thought on this is that it would require extensive policing of the City, with a <br />significant commitment of staff time. There is also the question of the extent of the <br />City's police power, and how much authority over private property we should assume. <br />Any thoughts? <br />;. We are wondering if we should even get into the regulation of tree cutting when <br />somebody buys a single family residential lot and applies for a building permit for a <br />house. Currently, I think our Environmental Specialist looks at the building permit <br />application and makes some suggestions to the builder. Little is actually mandated <br />regarding tree preservation other than a fence around trees that will remain. <br />This is similar to question number two. To require, review, and follow up on <br />preservation plans for individual lots may be a tricky policy and significant City expense <br />that would be difficult to justify. And again, do we want to tell individual lot owners <br />which trees they can't cut? Any thoughts? <br />I appreciate your help. <br />