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2 <br /> <br />SIGNIFICANT TREE: A significant tree is defined as any live healthy High Value tree <br />measuring eight (8) inches in diameter or greater, measured at 4.5 feet above the <br />ground. <br /> <br />SPECIMEN TREE: Any High Value Tree over 16 inches in diameter, or any other <br />species over 30 inches in diameter. <br /> <br />TREE CROWN: The upper part of a tree, including the branches and leaves. <br /> <br />WOODLOT: An area of trees of significant or specimen size on at least twenty-five (25) <br />percent of the total lot area. <br /> <br /> <br />1127.03: GENERAL TREE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. Developers, <br />landowners, and builders shall attempt to preserve the maximum number of significant <br />and specimen trees on lots as possible by using creative design techniques for the <br />location of structures and other improvements within property boundaries. <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Preservation Standards. <br /> <br />a. Structures and other amenities shall be located in such any manner that the <br />optimum number of trees shall be preserved. <br /> <br />b. Prior to the granting of a permit, the person requesting the permit shall <br />demonstrate that there are no feasible or prudent alternatives to the removal <br />of significant or specimen trees on the site. <br /> <br />c. Forestation, reforestation or landscaping shall utilize a variety of tree species <br />and shall not utilize any species presently under disease epidemic. <br /> <br />d. Development including grading and contouring shall take place in such a <br />manner that the root zone, as defined in Section 1127.02, of existing trees <br />shall not be affected <br /> <br /> <br />1127.04: TREE REMOVAL ON LOTS WITH CONSTRUCTION OR GRADING <br />ACTIVITY <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Tree Plan Required. A tree plan, which would include a tree inventory, <br />prepared by an arborist, landscape architect or forester, shall be submitted for <br />any project in which trees will be impacted as a result of said project. Tree <br />inventories shall identify existing healthy significant trees, specimen trees, <br />woodlots and smaller groups of non-significant trees within the limits of the <br />proposed project area. The inventory should clearly indicate which trees would <br />be lost as a result of the project and which trees would be saved. The tree <br />inventory shall be submitted at the same time as any other required application <br />submittals. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Community <br />Development Director and the City Forester. <br />