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<br />Tree Preservation Ordinance <br />Draft, August I, 200S <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Crown - the above ground parts of a tree consisting of the branches, stems, buds, fruits, and <br />leaves. May also be referred to as 'canopy". <br /> <br />Developer - Any person or entity other than a builder, as defined herein, who undertakes to <br />improve a parcel of land, by platting, grading, installing utilities or construction or improving <br />any building thereon. <br /> <br />Diameter - The length of a straight line measured through the trunk of a tree at 54 inches <br />above the ground. If the tree splits into multiple trunks below 54 inches, the trunk is <br />measured at the closest point beneath the split. <br /> <br />Drip line - A vertical line extending from the outermost edge of the tree canopy or shrub <br />branch to the ground. <br /> <br />Forest management plan - A plan establishing best conservation and management practices <br />for a landowner. <br /> <br />Forest stand - A contiguous group of trees sufficiendy uniform in species composition, <br />arrangement of age classes, and condition to be a distinguishable, homogeneous unit. <br /> <br />Land alteration - The excavation, grading clearing, filling or other earth change that my <br />result in: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. The movement of more than 350 cubic yards of earth where significant trees are <br />present; or <br />2. Any alteration of land of more than one foot from the natural contour of the <br />ground on any contiguous 450 square feet of ground where significant trees are <br />present; or <br />3. Any cutting or killing of more than 20% of the significant trees on any land <br />within a period of 5 years. <br />4. Any destruction or disruption of tree cover equal to or greater than 25% of the <br />total tree cover on any land within a period of 5 years. <br />5. Any other significant change in the natural character or topography of the land. <br /> <br />Significant woodland - A grouping or cluster of coniferous and/or deciduous trees with <br />contiguous crown cover, occupying One (1) acre or more of property, which are comprised <br />of deciduous trees between 4 inches and 12 inches in diameter an/or coniferous trees over 8 <br />feet in height. <br /> <br />Single-phase development - The process where improvement of the entire site occurs in one <br />continuing process. Single-phase development can include initial site grading; installation of <br />utilities; construction of public streets; construction and grading of drainage-ways; filling any <br />areas; grading of the pad area; utility hookups; construction of buildings, parking lots, <br />driveways, storage areas, recreation areas, private streets; and any other activity within the <br />construction area. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tree - Any of the following types of trees, as each is defined below: <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Tree Preservation\Tree Pres Ord 8 I OS.DOC <br /> <br />2 <br />