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Page 28 1 If this application does not meet the 2 purpose of the ordinance, then it has to be revised 3 to accommodate the wishes of the council in passing 4 this ordinance. 5 Q. Okay. And with respect to the prior 6 ordinance and the current ordinance, it was brought 7 up earlier in counsel's introduction about saying 8 that they're adhering to the -- to the stricter new 9 ordinance, what are the differences mainly between 10 the two ordinances, if you know? 11 A. Well, one fault of the prior ordinance 12 was neighbor notification. 13 And the removal of trees, particularly 14 healthy trees, in the vicinity of a property line can 15 sometimes be disputed. And once the tree is removed, 16 you know, it's gone. 17 So now before you get a permit, there 18 is a requirement to notify your adjacent property 19 owners. That's probably the most important aspect of 20 it. 21 But also, if you're removing a tree 22 that is not completely dead, the procedure is a lot 23 more involved. You have to fill out a form, a 24 nationally recognized form, listing the potential 25 defects of the tree and its potential targets should