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(5) Identification of which significant trees are to be (1) preserved, (2) removed; and (3) exempt <br /> from the removal calculation per subsection (f) (3) of this section. This shall be in both graphic <br /> and tabular form; <br /> (6) Tabulation of total significant tree inches on site; <br /> (7) Calculation of total inches being removed on site excluding exempt significant tree inches; <br /> (8) Calculation of total exempt significant tree inches and indication of why each significant tree is <br /> exe m pt; <br /> (9) Calculation of removed significant tree inches (excluding exempt tree inches) divided by the <br /> total significant tree inches on site (excluding exempt tree inches); <br /> (1O)Proposed locations and details of tree protection fencing to be installed around trees being <br /> preserved; <br /> (d) Tree protection measures. <br /> ( ) Before any construction or grading takes place, snow fencing 'polyethylene laminate safety <br /> netting) or erosion control fencing shall be placed at the dripline of significant trees to be <br /> preserved. <br /> ( ) No construction shall begin until this work has been completed, inspected, and accepted by the <br /> city.—The tree protection measures shall not be removed until the land disturbance and <br /> construction activities are complete. <br /> ( ) Silt barriers or similarly effective erosion control barriers shall be required in any area where <br /> erosion or siltation may cause damage to protected trees. <br /> ( ) Wherein authorized excavations it becomes necessary to expose or cut roots more than one <br /> inch in diameter, it shall be the duty of the contractor to protect such root under advice from <br /> the city. <br /> ( ) All open trenching is prohibited. Utility installation within the dripline of protected trees, during <br /> construction or thereafter, can only occur using trenchless methods. <br /> ( ) The mowing, clearing, and grubbing of brush located within or under the dripline of protected <br /> trees may be allowed, provided such mowing, clearing, or grubbing is accomplished by hand or <br /> by mowers.The use of heavy equipment for this purpose shall not be allowed. <br /> ( ) Removal threshold. <br /> (1) Within residential developments, no more than 60 percent of the inches of existing significant <br /> tree DBH shall be removed. <br /> (2) Within business and employment developments, no more than 70 percent of the inches of <br /> existing significant tree DBH shall be removed. <br /> (3) Significant trees removed for water quality treatment ponds, public trails and sidewalks, and <br /> arterial and collector streets as defined herein, or that are considered invasive species, are <br /> considered exempt from the removal threshold calculation. <br /> O Reforestation/restitution requirement. If a development exceeds the removal threshold specified in <br /> ( ) above,the developer shall either reforest areas within the site, pay restitution, or some <br /> combination thereof. <br /> Ramsey,Minnesota,Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-01-11 09:35:41 [EST] <br /> (Supp.No. 11) <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br />