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loppers or hand pruners. Roots shall be severed cleanly, perpendicular to the long axis of the root and cut ends immediately covered with wet burlap or loam. b) Exposed roots of trees to be preserved shall be covered with burlap, mulch or backfill and kept damp if not backfilled before the end of the working day. c) Burlap wrap shall be removed after construction work is -completed, prior to final backfill. Exposed roots shall be permanently backfilled as soon as possible. it. Within the Critical Root Zone, boring or tunneling for utilities installation at a depth of 30 inches or greater is allowed. Access pits shall be located outside the Critical Root Zone. 12. If trees have been irrigated prior to the project, they shall be watered throughout the duration of construction, if there is less than one inch of rainfall per week, at the rate of one inch of water over the undisturbed Critical Root Zone area per week. 13. Any changes or additions to the approved plans that affect the trees to be preserved shall be given to the Urban Forester for review and approval. If subsequent design changes are required that may impact trees to be preserved, the Urban Forester may revoke approval of, or require revisions to approved tree protection plans and notes. 14. The Project Arborist shall identify any tree that sustains damage to more than 30% of its Critical Root Zone as a result of construction. Any tree that sustains damage to more than 30% of the Critical Root Zone may be considered a technical felling, and revised plans, additional permit approvals, payment of appraised tree values and penalty payments may be required. 15. The Project Arborist shall identify any tree that is made unsafe or unstable as a result of construction activities (especially when excavation has occurred within an area 2-5 times the dbh of the tree), and shall submit an evaluation of the safety of the tree to the Urban Forester. Any tree that is determined by the Urban Forester to be unsafe shall be removed or otherwise abated by the contractor per the requirements of the Urban Forester. 16. Damages and Losses: Damage to or loss of trees identified for preservation in this permit may result in the City of Eugene requiring payment of the appraised casualty loss for damages, or, in the case of total tree loss, assessing administrative civil penalties up to a maximum of $2,000.00 per tree, , payment of the appraised value of the trees, fines of up to $4000 per tree and potential citations to municipal court with a fine of a minimum of $100.00 to a maximum of $4,000.000 for each tree removed, or confinement in jail not to exceed 100 days, or both fine and imprisonment(EC 6.300- 6.330; 6.990; R-6.305).