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• Has had its root system damaged or the area within the tree's dripline has <br />been encroached upon by grading equipment without City authorization, <br />the City may require planting of two (2) new trees <br />a. Any trees required to be planted shall be varied in species, shall <br />maximize the use of species native to the area, should not include any <br />species under disease epidemic and shall be hardy under local <br />conditions. Trees shall be at least one and three - fourths inches (1 %") <br />in diameter for deciduous trees and six feet (6') tall for coniferous <br />trees per nursery standard measurements. <br />b. Any trees required to be planted shall be replaced if they die or <br />appear to be dying within one (1) year of planting by the person <br />responsible for the planting. <br />c. Before any building construction takes place, fencing as required in <br />Section VI(B) of this Policy shall be placed around the borders of <br />woodlots of the driplines of significant trees to be preserved. Signs <br />shall be placed along this fence line prohibiting grading beyond the <br />fence line. <br />d. The developer /contractor shall escrow 150% of the estimated project <br />cost of tree replacement when tree conditions do not allow the trees to <br />be planted at the time of the development or construction. <br />C. Conditional Use Permit Considerations. Any proposed density increase must <br />save significant trees. The City Council may require a Conditional Use Permit. <br />Conditions to Conditional Use Permits will be applied where determined <br />necessary by the preliminary review. These conditions may be either general or <br />specific in nature, and will reflect the standards of provisions of the Tree <br />Preservation Policy in conjunction with City Code 4 -3. <br />1. The NRT or their designee will conduct a preliminary review of all <br />Conditional Use Permit applications. <br />2. A field review of select cases will occur: <br />3. The City may reduce the maximum allowed density under Density Zoning <br />or the Planned Unit Development on developments that have significant <br />trees, where such reduction would save all or part of such significant <br />trees. The City Council may require the clustering of dwellings in the form <br />of townhouses, quads, apartments or similar uses, where it is necessary <br />to preserve significant trees. <br />4. Compliance to these conditions will be verified by staff review of the <br />appropriate plans prior to building construction. <br />5 <br />