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specifying the need for removal of the subject tree(s). 4. Removal of significant tree(s) is necessary in order to carny out development specified in a park development or redevelopment plan approved by the city council or by an admkfistrative order. 5. Removal of street trees that have a 8" d.b.h, or less is recommended by the urban forester due to the tree' s poor health or the tree' s negative impact on surroundings. Removal of significant tree(s) or street tree(s) is necessary to install or maintain public improvements located in the public right of way, public utility easement, or on a city-owned or controlled easement. (b) A heritage tree located with/n the public right-of-way shall be removed only upon the written determination of the city manager that removal is necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. (2) To ensure that the tree removal permit complies with the tree preservation, replacement and protection criteria of sections 6~300 to 6.335, the city may attach conditions to the approval of a tree removal permit and impose time limits for completing the condkions~ Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, a requirement for oversight of construction activities affecting trees by a certified arborist, specific construction methods, such as protection of the critical root zone through protective fencing, planting, establishment, and maintenance of replacement trees, or submittal of a post-construction evaluation of tree health or the posting of a bond. Approval for removal of a street tree may be conditioned upon replacement of the street tree w~th another tree approved by the city, or a requirement to pay to the city an amount sufficient to Pdnd the planting and establishment by the city of a tree of similar value. The value of the existing street tree to be removed shall be calculated using the methods set forth in the edition then in effect of the Guide for Plant Appraisal prepared by the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers. (3) The effective date and expiration date of a tree removal permit shall be specifically noted on the permit. The manner in which those dates are determined, and procedures for extension or modification, if any, shall be established by the city manager pursuant to section 2.019 Ci~ Manager ~ Admkfistrative and Rulemaking Authority. (4) Notice oft he city's decision on an application for a tree removal permk shall be mailed to the applicant and to all persons who submitted written comments and provided a retrain address, on the date the decision is issued. The notice shall advise that the decision may be appealed, and the maturer in which to do so, as provided in section 6.325 Tree Removal and Replacement - Appeal. 6.325 Tree Removal and Re - Appeal~ Any person who ~s denied a permk, or is granted a permit with conditions, or any person to whom notice of the decision is provided pursuant to section 6.320 Tree Removal and Replacement - Permit DecisiQn, may appeal the decision, by filing a written notice of appeal with the city manager within 15 days of the date of the dec~sion. The appeal shall be governed by section 2.021 ii,peal Procedures. The appeal must include the specific bas~s or bases upon which the appellant asserts that the decision was in error. 6.330 Tree Removal and Replacement - Enforcement. Ordinance - 7