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JUM.2B.lgg9 8:48AM PLYMOUTH PUB WORKS M0.152 P.4/5 <br /> <br />Plymouth City Code <br /> <br />500.24, Sutxi. 5 <br /> <br />The tre.~ prcs=vation phn shall bc reviewed ~.d, ev~uated,.by the t'.or~ .s.ster .or the f,or.este.r' s <br />designee. The fore. ster may make rec, o. mmenda.tions ior aa. justme.nt oz i.ocau0ns oz s .u~u. cmres., / · --',-- <br />roadways: utilities, or other ebments that may Oe necessary to ennance ~ree pmservauon ann <br />reforestation efforts. <br /> <br />Tree preservation plans and/or refor~.,tation plans may be mended after, approval. The. <br />Community Development Director.will have authority to approve amendments, except that a <br />change resulting hi removal exceeding ten p~_rcent (1.0~_) .o.f s~gnificant ,tree, s.beyond the spec~ <br />thresholds shall re, quire approval of the City council, i~onowing amenamcn~ et tr~ pres~rvauon <br />plans, financial guarantees required by Subd. 6 shall be increased or reduced as appropriate. <br /> <br /> Subd. 5. Rco?ircments for Reforestation Plans. If the removal or disturbance of trees <br />proposed by the t~ee preservation plan ~Xcoeds the thresholds of this ordinal, ce, .a r.~f. orestation plan <br />shall be submitted as part of the tre~ preservation plan. The reforestation plan shall I~e preparea <br />and signed by a licensed forester or a registered landscape architect and shall m~t the following <br /> <br />the plan s.hall indicate all reforestation trees by location, size (diameter <br />and/or hmght) and species <br /> <br />no more than one-fourth (1/4) of the trees may be from any one species <br /> <br />,.0 <br /> <br /> · <br /> <br />'O <br /> <br />plant materials shall be of a similar vegetation as found on site and <br />preference given for trees designated as native <br /> <br />minimum sizes shall be: <br /> <br />D~ciduous - no less than 2 1/2" caliper <br />Coniferous - no less than 6' high <br /> <br />installation shall follow City Standard Details SPP-3 and SPP-4 <br /> <br />tho plan shall support the purpose and iment of this ordinance as stated in <br />Section 500.24 <br /> <br />trees shall be from czr~ed nursery stock as defined and controlled by <br />Minnesota Statutes Sections 18.44 through 18.61, the Plant Pest Act. <br /> <br />· trees shall be covered by a minimum one year guarante.~. <br /> <br />Subd. 6, Financial Guarantees. <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />A cash escroW, bond, or letter or credit to guarantee th~ tree preservation plan, <br />and reforestation plan, if applicable, shall be submitted prior to issuance of a <br />grading permit. For projects including public improvements, the guarantee shall <br />be pan of tho development contract, or part of the site improvement performance <br />agreement (SIPA) if them is no development contract. <br /> <br />The amount of tho f'mancial guarantee to be submitted shall b8 calculated as <br />follows: one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of completing the reforestation <br />plan, if applicable; plus, an amount to guarantee preservation of all trees identified <br />by the approved tm~ preservation plan to bo preserved within fifteen feet (I~') of <br />disturbance zones, if preservation of trees within fifteen feet (1S') of the <br />disturbance zone is required to avoid removal b~.y. ond. the threshold es. ta.b. lished in <br />Subd. 3. Thc amount shall bi: calculated by multiplying thc estimated diameter <br />inches of the trees to be preserved by the rate of payment of restitution established <br />by this ordinance by .25. <br /> <br /> <br />