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DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. , FOURTH SERIES AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO TREE PRESERVATION AND AMENDING THE CITY CODE BY ADDING SECTION 11.63. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section I - The City Code is amended by adding a new section 11.63 to read: SEC, 11,63 TREE PRESERVATION Subd. 1. Findings and Purpose. The City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural environment of the community and to encourage a resourceful and prudent approach to the development and alteration of wooded areas. In the interest of achieving these objectives, the City Council has established these comprehensive tree preservation regulations to promote the furtherance of the following objectives: A. Protection and preservation of the environment and natural beauty of the city; Bo Assurance of orderly development within wooded areas to minimize tree and habitat loss; The evaluation of specific sites as to the development's impact on trees and wooded areas; Establishment of minimal standards for tree preservation and the mitigation of environmental impacts resulting from tree removal; Provision of incentives for creative land use and environmentally compatible site design that preserve trees and minimize tree removal and clear-cutting during development; and Fo Enforcement of tree preservation standards to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community. Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Section the following terms have the meanings given to them: Applicant means any person or entity, which is required to submit and implement an approved tree preservation plan under this section. Builder means any person or entity to which a building permit is issued for the construction of a single-family residence. Caliper inch means the diameter of replacement trees measured at a height of one foot above the ground level. Construction area means any area in which movement of earth, alteration in topography, soil compaction, disruption of vegetation, change in soil chemistry, or any other change in the natural character of the land occurs as a result of the site preparation, grading, building construction or any other construction activity.