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Tree Protection Measures 1. The contractor shall employ the services of an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture. 2. The contractor shall not prune any tree within the right-of-way without prior approval by the City. Any pruning shall be performed by an ISA Certified Arborist and shall comply with the City's pruning standards (R -7.280-H 3). 3. The tree protection measures shown on the Tree Preservation Plan shall be implemented as shown on that plan. Where drawings are different than tree protection notes, the measures providing the greatest degree of tree protection shall be implemented during construction. 4. Prior to beginning any construction activity, tree protection fencing shall be installed by the contractor, and it shall be inspected and approved by the Urban Forester's Office. Call the Urban Forester's Office at 541- 682-4800 to arrange for inspection, which will take place within 48 hours. Tree protection fencing shall be installed at the edge of the Critical Root Zone or as shown on the approved Tree Preservation Plan or Construction Site Management Plan. See City of Eugene Standard Drawing Tree Protection, LS 120. Contractor shall maintain all tree protection fencing until completion of all construction activities. 7. Within the Critical Root Zone the following prohibitions apply, unless otherwise approved in the Tree Preservation Plan or the Construction Site Management Plan: a. Grading, filling, trenching, compaction or other construction activity b. Storage, disposal or placement of construction materials or equipment, operating or storing construction machinery, driving or parking vehicles. 8. Prior to beginning any construction activity, the Project Arborist shall identify limbs of trees to be preserved that may interfere with construction activity and equipment. The Project Arborist shall recommend and supervise appropriate methods for protecting the tree limbs, such as temporarily tying them up out of the way, or removing them as approved by the Urban Forester. Pruning and removal of limbs of trees to be preserved shall be completed by the Project Arborist, according to City standards. In no case shall more than 20 percent of a tree's canopy be removed. (See R-7.280 for City Pruning Standards). Roots within the Critical Root Zone of trees shall be located and pruned as follows: a) Roots encountered within the Critical Root Zone shall be cut using a saw,