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TREE PRESERVATION POLICY <br /> CITY OF ANDOVER <br /> COUNTY OF ANOKA <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> I. Purpose. The purpose of this policy is to preserve and protect significant trees or <br /> stands of trees whose loss due to land disturbances would affect the character of <br /> neighborhoods, subdivisions, public or utility projects and commercial developments. <br /> II. Applicability. This policy shall apply to any person or entity that would disturb land <br /> areas and impact significant trees or stands of trees in neighborhoods, subdivisions, <br /> commercial building developments, public and utility projects such as streets, utilities <br /> and parks whether disturbed by a public agency or private developer; except where <br /> the City Council may waive these requirements where there would be a greater <br /> public need for the project than to meet the requirements of this policy. The terms <br /> and provisions of the Tree Preservation Policy in conjunction with City Code 4-3 <br /> shall apply to all activity, which requires approval from the Natural Resources <br /> Technician or their designee prior to any land disturbance. <br /> III. Definitions. All words in these standards have their customary dictionary definition <br /> except as specifically defined herein. The word "shall" is mandatory and the work <br /> "should" is permissive. Technical terms used in this Policy are defined in Appendix <br /> A. <br /> Buildable Area — the portion of a lot which is not located within any minimum required <br /> yard, landscape strip/area, or buffer; that portion of a lot wherein a building may be <br /> located. <br /> Natural Resources Technician (NRT) — the agent of the City of Andover assigned to the <br /> Engineering Department and having the primary responsibilities of administration and <br /> enforcement of the Tree Preservation Policy. <br /> City Code 4-3 — a code relating to the preservation of shade trees and the prevention of <br /> epidemic diseases in shade trees within the City of Andover. <br /> Construction Zone — the area within the property that is under some type of disturbance <br /> (i.e. soil disturbance or material storage) from an improvement. <br /> Crown Dripline — a vertical line extending from the outer surface of a tree's branch tips <br /> down to the ground. <br /> DBH — diameter-at-breast-height is a standard measure of tree size and is a tree trunk <br /> diameter measured in inches at a height of four and one-half feet (4W) above ground. If <br /> a tree splits into multiple trunks below four and one-half feet (41/2'), then the total of the <br /> measurement of the largest of all the multiple trunks' at DBH and one-half (1/2) of the <br /> DBH of the other(s) is measured in inches. <br /> Protection Zone —all lands that fall outside the buildable area of a parcel. <br /> Significant Trees — any deciduous hardwood tree measuring four inches (4") in DBH or <br /> greater, or a coniferous tree measuring four inches (4") in DBH or greater, or any tree or <br /> group of trees that is/are considered significant by the NRT or their designee. <br /> 2 <br />