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10. Landscaping Guidelines and Technical Specifications: The <br />selection, installation and maintenance of all planting materials shall be <br />in accordance with the City's Landscaping Guidelines and Technical <br />Specifications Manual. <br />11. Tree Survey: <br />a. A tree survey is required for all property that contains a deciduous <br />tree greater than 6" dbh or an evergreen tree greater than 12' tall. <br />b. The tree survey shall be the basis for the tree preservation plan, <br />tree mitigation standards, and the use of existing trees to fulfill <br />landscape standards. <br />c. The tree survey shall provide the following information: <br />1) In the basic use area and other areas where tree removal <br />is proposed, for all deciduous trees over 6" dbh and all <br />evergreen trees greater than 12' tall: <br />a) tree species <br />b) size <br />c) location <br />d) drip line <br />e) tree condition <br />2) the location of the combined drip lines of all tree stands <br />designated for preservation on the development property <br />3) on adjacent properties, the drip line of deciduous trees over <br />6" dbh and evergreen trees greater than 12' tall where the <br />drip line is within 5' of the development property. <br />d. For a new plat or new Planned Unit Development, the tree survey <br />shall be one plan sheet and the tree preservation plan shall be a <br />separate plan sheet. <br />e. For a building permit for a new structure on an existing lot, the <br />tree survey and preservation information may be included on the <br />lot survey typically required for a building permit instead of on a <br />separate document. For a building permit for an addition to an <br />existing structure, the tree survey information may be provided in <br />an informal medium that sufficiently conveys the information. <br />f. At the City's discretion, the tree survey requirement may be <br />waived under the following circumstances: <br />1) Deciduous trees greater than 6" dbh or evergreen trees <br />greater than 12' tall will not be removed and are not likely <br />to be impacted by construction. <br />2) Deciduous trees greater than 6" dbh or evergreen trees <br />greater than 12' tall will only be removed within the basic <br />use area and the basic use area is not an ESA. <br />