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Jun, 7, 2001 6:27AM CITY BLAINE COMM DEV No,6928 P, 6/12 ~) No fence shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet from any residentially zoned property and shall be clearly designated as an electrified fence by the installation of one by one (lxl) foot square sign stating "this fsnee is electrified". (3) Barb wire fences. ~ TREE PRESERVATION (Amended 6-3-93. Ord. 93-1337, Amended 4-1'/-9"/. Ord. 9'/-16S3, Amended 4=1~99. Ord. 99-1'/85) (a) Standards of Preservation During Construction or Grading (1) Intent: Developments, structures, utilities, and all other site activities must be designed, installed, and constructed so that the maximum number of trees are preserved on ali lots or parcels. Flexibility of city standards shall be considered when possible to ensure the preservation of the maximum number of trees. (~) Tree Preservation Plan Required.: To minimize tree loss and to mitigate tree removal on wooded lots or parcels with trees, a tree preservation plan mast be submitted for approval along with application for any excavation permit, grading permit, building permit, Conditional Use Permit, site plan or plat approval. All site activity associated with the proposed permit or plat must be in compliance with the approved tree preservation plan. O) R~plaeement: (aa) General: Ali significant trees removed or damaged through activities described in (a) and (b) must be reptteed on.site with approval of the Zoning Administrator, or in the form of payment of a fee to the city reforestation fund in an amount established by the City Council. Additional replacement trees shall be required as determined by the Zoning Administrator when trees of any size are removed in violation of this ordinance, or when trees have been impacted by failing to comply with the Tree Preservation Plan. Trees required by the approved landscape plan will be credited to replacement tree requirements if all the requirements of this ordinance have been fulfilled. (bb) Non Residentially Zoned Property: In non residentially zoned districts the total number of replacement trees shall not exceed 8 trees per acre, The removal of trees on public right-of-way in commercial or Industrial zoning districts; conducted by or on behalf of a governmental agency in pursuance of its lawful activities or functions, will be exempt from this replacement. (cc) On Residentially Zoned Lots: On public right-of-way in residential zoning districts and on residentially zoned lots exceeding one acre in size the total number of replacement trees shall not exceed 8 tree's per acre of uplnnd. On residentially zoned lots leu than one acre in size a one to one (1:1) replacement of ali trees will be required for the first seven trees removed from the lot. (4) The Tree Preeervatlon Plan: The tree preservation plan must be prepared by a registered architect, landscape architect or forester. The plan must Include a scaled drnwing or survey including the following Information: (aa) (bb) (cc) A tree inventory indicating size, species, location and condition of all significant trees and clumps of non-significant trees within the Hmits of the proposed activity; also location of existing and proposed structures, improvements, utilities and existing and proposed contours. Specific disease control, if applicable, and protection techniques that will be utilized to minimize disturbance to all trees remaining on site. A reforestation plan indicating size, species, location, and planting specifications of all street and yard trees and all replacement trees. 33.00-9 01/19/01