Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 02/04/2013

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Structure — anything manufactured, constructed or erected, which is normally attached to or positioned on land, including portable structures. Tree — any self supporting woody plant, usually having a single woody trunk and a potential DBH of two inches (2 ") or more. Tree Protection Plan — plan established in Section IV(B) of the Tree Preservation Policy and Appendix C. Tree Preservation Policy — approved and adopted by the City of Andover Council to regulate and provide standards and guidelines for the preservation of trees through development and construction processes within the City of Andover. Woodlot — any wooded area with significant trees. IV. Procedures. A. Development Standards. Developments shall be designed to preserve large trees and woodlots where such preservation would not affect the public health, safety or welfare. The City may prohibit removal of all or part of a woodlot or stand of trees. In addition, nothing in this policy shall prevent building on an existing lot of record, provided that such building shall be designed to save as many trees as possible. This decision shall be based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: 1. Size of woodlot tree. 2. Species, health and attractiveness of the trees including: a. Sensitivity to disease b. Life span c. Nuisance characteristics d. Sensitivity to grading 3. Potential for transplanting. 4. Need for thinning of woodlot. 5. Effect on the functioning of a development. B. Tree Protection Plan. 1. Sketch plan shall show large stands of significant trees. 2. A Tree Protection Plan shall be submitted with the following: a. Preliminary plat for the subdivision of property. b. Other permit drawings as a part of the Building Permit process. c. Commercial Site Plans, either as a separate drawing or as part of the Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan. 3