Agenda Packet 5-20-19 Work Session

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May 7, 2019 Clear & Objective Update – Draft Land Use Code Language Page 16 of 32 tree preservation includes 30 percent of the existing number of significant trees on the development site. b.Tree preservation area(s) must be delineated and individual trees to be preserved must be shown on the final plan set submitted for approval by the City. 7.Protection Standards. The following notes must be included on the final plan set submitted for approval by the City and shall apply at the time of development: a.“Protective fencing for trees identified to be preserved shall be installed by the applicant and inspected by the City prior to beginning any development activities. All protective tree fencing must remain in place until completion of all construction activities; any relocation, removal, or modification of the protective fencing shall only occur under the direction of a certified arborist and a written explanation of the reason for the relocation, removal, or modification of the protective fencing from the certified arborist must be provided to the City.” b.“At the time of building permit, a site plan in compliance with the approved tree preservation and removal plan is required.” c.“No excavation, grading, material storage, staging, vehicle parking or other construction activity shall take place within protective tree fencing areas.” d.“The removal of trees not designated as ‘to be preserved’ is not required; removal may occur at the applicant or future owners’ discretion.” e.“In the event a tree designated to be preserved must be removed because it is dead, diseased, or hazardous, documentation by a certified arborist must be provided to the City prior to tree removal. The tree(s) must be replaced with trees selected from the named species listed in Table 9.6885(2)(c)7.b., and two replacement trees must be planted for every one tree removed. At the time of planting, replacement deciduous trees must have a minimum diameter of 2 inches as measured by American Association of Nurserymen Standards, and replacement evergreen trees must be a minimum of 6 feet in height.” (be)Street Tree Removal. If the proposal includes removal of any street tree(s), removal of those street trees has been approved, or approved with conditions according to the process at EC 6.305 Tree Felling Prohibition. (3)Adjustment to Standards. Except for applications being processed under EC 9.8100 Conditional Use Permit Approval Criteria - [Needed] Housing/Clear and Objective, EC 9.8325 Tentative Planned Unit Development Approval Criteria - [Needed] Housing /Clear and Objective, EC 9.8445 Site Review Approval Criteria – [Needed] Housing /Clear and Objective, or EC 9.8520 Subdivision, Tentative Plan Approval Criteria - [Needed] Housing /Clear and Objective, adjustments to these standards may be made, subject to compliance with the criteria for adjustment in EC 9.8030(13) Tree Preservation and Removal Standards Adjustment. This change implements COS-11 (Tree Preservation Consideration). The new language establishes a clear and objective tree rating system and sets minimum tree preservation requirements, mitigation allowances, and exemptions. The changes also relate to COS-05 (Limitation Over 900 Feet for PUDs) as they impose a higher tree preservation requirement and do not allow mitigation in areas above 900 foot elevation. Changes in subsection (3) are related to COM-12 (Review Track Renaming) and revise code references to the currently named General and Needed Housing tracks. The General track is proposed to be called “General/Discretionary” and the Needed Housing track is proposed to be called “Housing/Clear and Objective.”May 20, 2019, Work Session – Item 2