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DRAFT May 1,2001 <br /> <br />TREE PRESERVATION <br /> ORDINANCE <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Findings and Purpose Statement. The City of Elk <br />that preservation of trees and woodlands is critical to the health <br />welfare of the citizens; that development within the City has __ <br />and in some cases eliminating wooded areas, which, if <br />maintained, serve important ecological, recreational and __ <br />residents. The City finds that trees provide many <br />of the soil by the prevention of erosion and <br />water runoff and the costs associated therewith, improw__ <br />reduction of noise pollution, control of urban heat <br />increase of property values, protection of privacy, <br />natural insulation, control of drainage and restoration <br />to construction and grading., protection from severe <br />for birds and other wildlife, conservation and <br />and aesthetic environment, reforestation of <br />and enhancement of the quality of life an, <br />therefore the purpose of this section to <br />removal, or killing of trees on <br />the protection and )reservation <br />of Elk River. <br /> <br /> finds <br />and <br /> reducing <br /> <br />the <br /> <br />rm <br /> <br />--)n and <br />through <br />__~bsequent <br /> habitat <br /> physical <br /> <br /> '~sure <br />the City <br /> <br />Subdivi~ <br />shall b <br /> <br />the following terms <br /> <br /> iired to submit and <br /> under this section. <br /> understory or replacement <br />~ken at twelve (12) inches above <br /> <br /> ~y area in which.movement of earth, alteration in <br /> )action, disruption of vegetation, change in soil <br /> change in the existing character of the land <br /> he site preparation, grading, building <br /> ,y other construction activity. <br /> Zone An imaginary circle surrounding the tree <br />a radius distance of one (1) foot per one (1) inch of tree <br />e.g. a 20 inch diameter tree has a CRZ with a radius of 20 <br /> <br /> Any person or entity other than a builder who undertakes to <br />~mprove a parcel of land, by platting, grading, installing utilities, or <br />constructing or improving any building thereon. <br />Development or Redevelopment. Individual lot single-family or multi <br />family residential development, commercial and industrial <br /> <br /> <br />