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4 <br /> <br />2. The harvesting of trees. For the purposes of this section, "harvesting" means <br />cutting or clearing trees for purposes relating to forestry operations, as defined in <br />Lake Elmo Code Section 105.12.110. "Harvesting" does not include the clearing <br />of land for purposes of development, even where the trees are sold for purposes of <br />creating lumber for related purposes. <br />3. Additions to single-family homes, general homes improvements and the <br />construction of accessory buildings (i.e., garages, sheds) on residential properties. <br /> <br />4. Home gardens or an individual's home landscaping, installation, repairs, or <br />maintenance work. <br /> <br />5. Tree removal related to public improvement projects and maintenance or repairs <br />to existing streets, roadways, sewers, parks, storm water facilities and utility <br />infrastructure. <br /> <br />6. Emergency removal of trees to protect the public health and safety or to alleviate <br />immediate dangers to life, limb, property, or natural resources. <br /> <br />7. Tree removal related to public improvement projects to restore or enhance <br />woodlands, savannas, or prairies. <br /> <br />8. Removal of dead or dying trees, unless those trees were planted as part of tree <br />replacement in which case the property owner shall replace such trees based on <br />the City-approved Tree Preservation Plan for the property. <br /> <br />9. Removal of nonnative trees that the City deems as nuisance or as an invasive <br />species. <br /> <br />2) Tree pPreservation pPlan. All applicants shall submit a Tree Preservation Plan prepared by a <br />certified forester or landscape architect licensed by the State of Minnesota in accordance with the <br />provisions of this section. The Tree Preservation Plan shall reflect the applicant's best effort to <br />determine the most feasible and practical layout of lots, buildings, parking lots, driveways, streets, <br />storage, storm water management facilities and other physical features, so that the maximum <br />amount of significant and specimen trees are preserved and protected from development and <br />construction. <br />3) During the review of an application for a building permit, grading permit, site plan approval, <br />planned unit development, conditional use permit, interim use permit, or preliminary plat, the City <br />will review the project and the Tree Preservation Plans according to in order to ensure that the Tree <br />Preservation Plan has the best available layout in order to preserve significant trees and to ensure <br />that the applicant used the best possible design to mitigate and minimize construction damage to <br />significant trees. <br />4) Tree pPreservation pPlan requirements. The tTree pPreservation pPlan shall be a separate plan <br />sheet(s) that includes the following information: <br />a. The name(s), certification(s), telephone number(s) and address(es) of the person(s) <br />responsible for tree preservation during the course of the development project. <br />b. Tree inventory. The Tree Preservation Plan must include a Ttree Iinventory through one <br />of the following methods: <br />1. Individual tree inventory. An individual tree inventory including an identification <br />system linked to metal field tags located four and one-half (4 1/2) feet from grade <br />on all significant trees must be identified on a plan sheet in both graphic and <br />tabular form. <br />2. Tree inventory sampling. In cases of sites with large tracts of significant trees, the <br />City may approve the use of a sampling inventory for all or portions of a site as an <br />alternative to an individual tree inventory. The sampling inventory must include <br />the methodology for sampling, identification ribbon around the perimeter of the