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Practices in effect at the time the topping occurs, except that topping shall not in any context mean pruning measures comrnonly used to maintain trees groom for the purpose of crop production. Tree.. A self supporting, perennial woody plant characterized by one main trunk or, in some cases, multiple trunks, mud one main canopy of leaves, usually growing to a height of 15 feet or more. Treepreservation. Protection of an existing tree from damage or stress such that the tree is likely to survive and continue to grow normally in a healthy condition, through measures that avoid or minimize damage to branches, canopy, trunk and roots of the tree. Such measures may include, but are not limited to, installation of tree protective fencing, mulching and watering of roots, supervision of work by an arborist, installation of aeration or drainage systems, root pruning, and use of non- destructive excavation techn/ques. Tree removal. To fell or sever a tree or to use any procedure, the natural result of which is to cause the death or substantial destruction of the tree. Substantial destruction includes actions that destroy more than 30 percent of the critical root zone of a tree, or topping, or severk~g the cambial material on 50 percent or more of the c~rcumference of the tree mink. Remove does not in any context include those pruning standards as defined in the edition of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Section A300, Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance Standard Practices in effect at the time the pruning occurs. Urban Forester. The person authorized by the city manager to carry out the duties and. responsibilities of the city's urban forester under provisions of this code° 6.302 Tree Removal and Replacement - Purp_ ose~ Scope~ and~A_pplicabilitx. (1) Purpose. Sections 6.300 to 6.335, and the rules issued thereunder, are k~tended to conserve Eugene's natural environment, while providing for the reasonable economic use and enjoyment of property, through: (a) Maintaining and preserving minimum levels of trees throughout the community while achieving the city's goals for a healthy economy, affordable housing, and reduced sprawl; (b) Managing trees on public lands, including street trees and park land trees, in a manner designed to preserve existing trees and promote beautification in the city; (c) Mitigating the loss of the essential functions of the urban forest through the planting of new trees; (d) Ensuring a healthy furore urban forest by protecting areas that contain mixed age stands, a diversity of tree species, mad valuable forest soils, such as wildlife corridors and stream buffers; (e) Minimizing the tnmecessmD~ removal of trees by encouraging the integration of existing trees into site design; and (f) Establishing minimum measures for protection of trees during construction activity and minimum standards for planting replacement trees. Ordinance ~ 3