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83/~4/.2888 15:35 4388818 CITY OF STILLWATER PAGE 83 j. Woodland means a group of trees at least one-half acre in area with a crown cover of the area of at least/i0 percent. ('4) ,4p, elicatton of Regulatioas. No development p~/-~it may be issued for any development unless thc development is compliant with the f011owing regular/ohS: a. Devclopmeat sites located in thc Bluffiand/Shoreland District, Wetland or Wetland Buffer Area, ravine areas or on slopes greater than 24'perccnt must abide by Vegetation Alteration Regulations contained in the Bluffland/Shoreland Ordinance (City Codc Scct/on 31-1, Subdivision 23), Shoreland Management (Section 3 I- 1, Subdivision 33), Conservation Regulations (Section 35-1) or Subdivision Regulations (Chapter 32). b. Development should be conducted so that the maximum number of significant trees are preserved by thc clustering or siteing of structures in clearings. Thc use of other innovative and creative design techniques shall be encouraged. c. Grading, contour/nE and paving shall not detrimentally affect thc root zone or stability of trees to be preserved. Tr~es to be preserved must be provided w/th a water/nc area equal to at least one-half the crown cover. d. Private development may not reduce thc existing tree or woodland crown cover by an area greater than 3:5 pcrcent. The undcrstory plants and root area around preserved trees should not be disturbed except for removal of invasive plants or underplanting of desirable plant mater/al. e. Replacement trees used in reforestation or landscaping must bc compatible with the exist/nc landscape and plant conditions (sec approved City tree list and planting standards). f. Diseascd trees or trees seriously damaged by storm or other acts of God may bc removed and arc exempt from obtaining atrec cutting permit. g. No clear cutting of trees is pcrmittcd on any land exccpt as approved in a subdivision, planned unit development (PUD) or other site development permit. Tree Protection Plan. A tree protection plan must be submitted for development permits for property where trees are located and impacted or potentially impacted by development of the lot. The plan must address the City's tree protection standards as appropriate. a. A tree protection plan must be submitted for concept PUD or preliminary subdivision plan review, or be included with submission ora grading plan if not a part ora subdivision or PUD. For PUD's and subdivisions, the tree protection plan must be prepared by a forester, landscape architect or land surveyor. b. The tree protection plan must include the following information: 1. The name(s), telephone numbers(s) and address(es) of the applicant and the property owner; 2. the location ofall existing and proposed buildings, structures, or impervious surfaces situated upon or contemplated to be built upon the land;