5.7. SR 01-27-2003 - Laserfiche WebLink

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e .Addir/ona] Protective Measures. The following tree protection measures are suggested to protect significant trees, specimen trees, and significant woodlands that are intended to be preserved according to the submitted Tree Preservation Plan and may be required by the City: ao co eo Installation ofretaining walls or tree wells to preserve trees. Placement of utilities in common trenches outside of the drip line of significant trees, or use oftutmeled installation. Use of tree root aeration, fertilization, and/or irrigation systems. Transplanting of significant trees into a protected'area for later moving into permanent sites within the construction area. Therapeutic pruning. .Review Process. The Tree Preservation Plan shall be rev'iewed by the City to assess the best possible layout to preserve significant trees, specimen trees, and significant woodlands and to enhance the efforts to minimize damage to specimen trees, significant trees and significant woodlands. The applicant shall meet with City staff prior to submission of the development application or prior to application for the grading permit, whichever is sooner, to determine the most feasible and practical placement of buildings, parking, driveways, streets, storage and other physical features, in order that the fewest significant trees, specimen trees, and significant woodlands are destroyed or damaged. Performance Gu~,rantee,. Any applicant of a new development shall provide the required performance guarantee following preliminary approval of the Tree Preservation Plan and prior to any construction and/or grading. The amount of the performance guarantee to be submitted, specific to the tree preservation fulfillments, shall be calculated as follows: Unless the applicant provides tree mitigation in the form of cash dedication, one-hundred percent (100%) of the cost of completing tree replacement mitigation as determined by the City;