470 Eagle Tree Removal Report 06 2024

MPB Realty, LLC 3 June 2024 DEC #1021-99-025 Ordinances: 25-27.3 Definitions MAJOR TREE A tree species with a mature height of at least 50 feet, which shall be at least a 2.5-inch caliper at the time of planting. MINOR TREE An evergreen tree, ornamental tree or other small tree at least six feet in height at the time of planting. NONVIABLE TREE A tree that the officer or a qualified tree expert certifies is dead, dying, diseased or too damaged to survive. 25-27.4 Permit Required; Prohibitions and Exceptions c. Exemptions. The following are exempt from the permit requirement of Subsection a above: 1. For purposes of administrative convenience, up to three living trees may be removed on an improved lot within any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period. This exemption shall only apply to trees with bases that are more than two feet from any property boundary. For enforcement and record-keeping purposes, every person or business removing one or more trees pursuant to this exemption shall file a tree removal report with the officer on a form to be provided by the officer, to document the tree(s) removed and date of removal. The tree removal report shall be filed no later than five days before removal of the tree(s). 25-27.5 Application Procedure c. Every development application shall include a tree removal plan which shall include a map drawn to scale showing the location of all trees to be removed and a qualified tree expert's report addressing factors and the standards set forth in Subsection 25-27.7. 25-27.8 Approval of a Permit and Tree Replacement Requirement a. To approve a tree removal permit connected with a development application or a proposed new development project, the Land Use Board also must find the following: 1. At least 30% of the trees on each particular lot or development site shall be preserved; 25-27.8 Approval of a Permit and Tree Replacement Requirement g. Tree replacement, as approved by the officer, Land Use Board, or Township Engineer, shall be required on the removal site as follows: 1. (a) To the greatest extent possible, for each tree removed pursuant to the standards of this section of a DBH of four inches to no more than six inches, the applicant shall plant a major or minor tree as defined in this chapter on the removal property; and (b) To the greatest extent possible, for each tree removed pursuant to the standards of this section

applicant shall plant a major or minor tree as defined in this chapter on the removal property; and (b) To the greatest extent possible, for each tree removed pursuant to the standards of this section of a DBH of more than six inches, the applicant shall plant a major tree as defined in this section on the removal property.