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ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS <br /> <br />§ 30-785 <br /> <br /> (f) Sources of trees. Replacement trees shall <br />consist of "certified nursery stock" as defined by <br />Minn. Stats. § 18.46 and confom to the current <br />standard for nursery stock ANSI-Z60.1; or other <br />healthy trees obtained in a lawful manner which <br />comply with the following standards: <br /> a. The lowest branch shall not be at a height <br /> above the surface of the ground more than <br /> one-half of the total height of the tree. <br /> Example: A 16-foot tree must have a branch <br /> within eight feet of the surface of the <br /> surrounding ground. <br /> <br /> b. The tree measured in caliper inches shall <br /> not exceed the maximum height as shown <br /> in the following table. <br /> <br /> Maximum Height <br /> Caliper Inches (feet) <br /> 2 16 <br /> 2¥2 16 <br /> 3 18 <br /> 31/2 18 <br /> 4 22 <br /> <br /> Maximum Height <br /> Caliper Inches (feet) <br /> 5 26 <br /> <br />(Ord. No. 218, § 409:13, 3-7-96) <br /> <br />Sec. 30-785. City action. <br /> <br /> (a) Action on tree removal. Within a reasonable <br />time after receipt of an application that conforr°~ <br />with the requirements, the city forester sha~ <br />approve or deny issuance of a permit for tree <br />removal and replacement. The city_ ibreS~Vs of <br />a rove the permit subject to condition <br /> PP ' · ' d witr~ <br />p~rmit and, in all cases, _the time?~e~o~al1 be <br />which the activity is to be comple~eu ~". <br /> c~e~ <br /> the face of the permit. Approv_al, <br />stated <br /> based <br /> on <br />or approval subject to conditions shall <br /> be <br />upon the extent to which tree removal maY: <br /> (1)Cause substantial environmental <br /> age. <br /> <br /> (2) Be detrimental to the health, safetY or <br /> general welfare of the public. <br /> <br /> (b) Procedural table. The following table identifies the general steps to be taken to comply with this <br />section. <br /> <br />Step <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />HOMEOWNER PROCEDURAL STEPS: GENERAL REFERENCE <br /> <br /> Action <br /> <br />Determine property <br />size. <br /> <br />Inventory significant <br />trees (in caliper <br />inches measured at <br />4.5 feet from ground) <br />on property. <br /> <br />20,000 square feet <br /> <br />1--18" pin oak' <br />2--12" northern red oaks <br />2--24" northern red oaks <br />2~8" box elder <br />4--8" red cedar <br />1--12" lombary poplar <br />150" total existing <br /> <br />Example <br /> <br />CD30:lll <br /> <br /> <br />