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§ 30-753 VICTORIA CODE b. In accordance with such permit. (b) Failure to obtain. Failure to obtain a per- mit shall be cause to deny issuance of a building permit, prohibit continuation of any construction on the property, connection or extension of any utilities on the property or on any adjacent streets, issuance of a certificate of occupancy and to require remedial action in accordance with the tree replacement table to replace significant trees lost or expected to be lost as a result of activity on the site. (c) Form of application~ Application for a per- mit for tree removal and replacement shall be made in writing using the form provided by the city. The application shall include: (1) The name and address of the person ap- plying for the permit. (2) The name, address and signed concur- rence from the owner of land. (3) A plan which includes the existing and proposed locations of buildings, roads, util- ities and easements, public parks and open spaces, lots and blocks, water bodies and wetlands, proposed building pads, equipment and material storage areas, the tree inventory, and tree replacement and tree protection. (4) The estimated period of time within which the tree replacement will be conducted. (5) Atopographic map of the land at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet (unless an alter- native scale is authorized) and showing ground elevation contours at two-foot in- tervals. The map shall show: a. The land and the abutting 150 feet as it exists prior to the proposed activity. b. The proposed ground elevation con- tours at two-foot intervals when grad- ing, filling or altering the site is completed. c. A regrading, drainage and planting plan, if appropriate for the land. · d. The location and size of all building pads, equipment and material stor- age areas. e. All significant trees to be protected and trees to be removed. f. Type and location of tree protection measures. (6) A statement relating to the proposed use of the land, including the type of building or structure situated thereon or contem- plated to be built thereon, and the loca- tion and size of bui]dlng pads. (Ord. No. 218, §§ 409:03, 409:04, 3-7-96) Sec. 30-754. Tree inventory. The developer shall have a tree inventory pre- pared by a certified registered land surveyor, landscape architect or forester depicting: (1) The size, species, condition and location on the land of all significant trees. On large wooded sites, forest mensuration methods may be used to determine the total diameter inches of trees on the prop- erty. (2) Significant trees which will be lost due to the proposed activities. Significant trees shall be considered lost as a result of: a. Grade change, including grading or filling, whether temporary or perma- nent, affecting 55 percent or more of the tree's critical root zone. b. Utility construction (i.e., sewer, wa- ter, storm sewer, gas, electric, tele- phone, cable TV, fiber optics or sim- ilar facilities) resulting in the cutting of 45 percent or more of the tree's roots within the critical root zone. c. Mechanical injury to the t~mk of a significant tree causing loss of more than 40 percent of the circumference of any portion of the trunk bark. d. Compaction to a depth of six inches or more of 45 percent or more of the surface of the soil within a signifi- cant tree's critical root zone. (3) The location, number, type and size of replacement trees required to be replaced pursuant to this division. (Ord. No. 218, § 409:05, 3-7-96) CD30:102