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APR-18 -2000 13:58 651 292 0083 P.02'03 REVIEW DRAFT 04/18/00 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 area 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 1000 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, boxelder, catalpa, willow, silver maple and elm. Tree removal means the loss of a significant healthy tree as a result of: