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ATTACHMENT B <br />TREE DAMAGE <br />TREE DAMAGE DEFINITIONS AND PENALTIES <br />1. Definition of Tree Damage: Tree Damage includes any damage to the trunk, branches, roots <br />or limbs of City Trees. The Contractor is responsible for any damage to these items with <br />mowers, weed -whips or any other equipment used by the Contractor. <br />2. Penalties: For every minor incident of tree damage the Contractor will be penalized one - <br />hundred dollars to be deducted from the fee schedule. For every major incident of tree <br />damage the contractor will be required to replace the tree. <br />3. Definitions of Major and Minor tree damage. Minor damage shall include cosmetic damage <br />to the tree's roots, limbs or branches and damage to less than 10% of the tree trunk's <br />circumference. Major damage shall include any damage to a tree's roots, limbs or branches, <br />which significantly impairs a tree's long term viability. Major damage also includes damage <br />to 10% or more of the tree trunk's circumference. <br />4. Tree replacement: The replacement of trees that receive major damage will be determined <br />by the tree's Diameter Breast High or DBH. A tree's replacement or replacements must have <br />an equal DBH to the original tree. In the case of large trees it is acceptable to replace a <br />single damaged tree with several trees as long as the replacement tree's DBH equals the <br />original tree's DBH. Acceptable replacement trees will be preapproved at the discretion of <br />the City's Park Supervisor. <br />1s <br />