Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 04/17/2023

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feet in height or taller. •Rogers: deciduous trees with a DBH of six(6) inches or greater and evergreens that are six(6) feet in height or taller. •Dayton: deciduous hardwood tree (defined as ironwood, catalpa, oak,maple (hard),walnut, ash, hickory, birch,black cherry,hackberry, locus, and basswood)with a DBH of six(6) inches or greater, a common tree (presumably any other type of deciduous tree)with a DBH of twelve(12) inches or greater, and evergreens that are twelve(12) feet in height or greater(specifies that every 3 feet of height is the equivalent to 1 inch of DBH). •Plymouth: deciduous trees with a DBH of eight(8) inches or greater and evergreens with a DBH of four (4) inches or greater. Ramsey's definition seems to be somewhere in the middle. Staff is looking for consensus about whether the EPB is comfortable with the current definition of significant tree and whether there's any desire to place greater emphasis on certain genera or species' (this is something that we do already based on our definition of significant tree). By default,this would mean there is less emphasis on other species (the'soft'hardwoods, such as cottonwood,box elder,willows, silver maple, etc.). Staff would also encourage feedback on any other topic or content within either of the two attached drafts. Funding Source: This case is being handled as part of Staffs regular duties. Action: The Board's action will be based on discussion. But, Staff is seeking feedback and direction on the proposed revisions. Planning Division Staff are planning for a June Public Hearing for the rewrite of Chapter 117 and the intention would be to have the tree preservation and landscaping revisions completed so they can be included in that case. Attachments Andover Tree Preservation Policy Champlin Tree Preservation Dayton Tree Preservation Elk River Tree Preservation Lino Lakes Tree Preservation Rogers Tree Preservation Draft Landscaping Section Draft Tree Preservation Section Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Brian Hagen Brian Hagen 04/13/2023 11:22 AM Form Started By:Chris Anderson Started On:04/11/2023 08:17 AM Final Approval Date:04/13/2023