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Street Pavement Width - The width of the improved surface of the street as measured at right angles or radially to the centerline of the street from curb face to curb face, or on a street without curbs from the outside edge of the improved shoulder to outside edge of improved shoulder. Subdivision - The creation of one or more lots under the provisions of this Ordinance or any division of an existing lot. Tree — Any of the following type of trees, as each is defined herein: 1. Coniferous Tree. A woody plant which, at maturity, is at least twelve (12) feet or more in height, having foliage on the outermost portion of the branches year round. 2. Deciduous Tree. A woody plant which, at maturity, is at least fifteen (15) feet or more in height, having a defined crown, and which sheds leaves annually. 3. Significant Tree. A healthy tree measuring a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter for deciduous trees, or a minimum of twelve (12) feet in height for coniferous trees. 4. Significant Tree Stand. A grouping or cluster of coniferous and/or deciduous trees with contiguous crown cover, occupying five hundred (500) or more square feet of property, which are comprised of deciduous trees six (6) inches or larger in diameter or coniferous trees twelve (12) feet or higher in height. 5. Specimen Tree. A healthy hardwood tree measuring equal to or greater than thirty (30) inches in diameter and/or a coniferous tree measuring fifty (50) feet or greater in height. Tree Certification — A certified inventory of trees on the site after work is complete listing all trees and their final disposition, which is signed by a licensed forester or landscape architect. Tree Preservation Plan — A plan and inventory certified by a forester or landscape architect indicating all of the significant trees and their locations in the proposed development or on the lot. The tree preservation plan shall include the size, species, tag numbers, and location of all significant trees proposed to be saved and removed on the area of development, and the measures proposed to protect the significant trees to be saved. Watercourses — Any natural or man-made passageway on the surface of the earth so situated and having such a topographical nature that surface water stands or flows through it from other areas. The term includes ponding areas, drainage channels, swales, waterways, creeks, rivers, lakes, streams, wetland areas, and any other open surface water flow which is the 1001.10 Lino Lakes Subdivision Ordinance Title and Application