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of the site can not support the number of trees required for this mitigation, a payment of $120 per caliper inch remaining shall be paid to the City Tree Bank. Prior to issuing any occupancy permits for covered development projects, should any preserved tree die or become damaged as a result of grading or construction, the developer will pay an assessment equal to the value of the trees that die, are damaged, or are removed. The value of the trees will be determined using the International Society of Arboriculture’s methodology of tree appraisal. (Copies available from ISA at PO Box 3129, Champaign, IL (www.isa-arbor.com). The City will withhold any occupancy permits until the assessment is paid. B. City Trees No person shall plant, prune, spray or remove any City Tree or shrub without first obtaining a Forest Activity Permit. A Forestry Activity Permit to plant a City Tree will be issued for appropriate planting spaces only. If a tree lawn exists, the planting site must be acceptable to the City Forester. Species selection must be made from the approved species list in the Tree Manual or a species approved by the City Forester. A Forestry Activity Permit to prune, spray or remove City Trees will be issued if the City Forester finds that the desired actions or treatments are necessary and that the proposed method and workmanship are satisfactory. If a tree is approved to be pruned or removed, the activity shall follow the American National Standard Institute A300 Standard Practices and the root stump must be grubbed out, when so required by the City Forester. The fee charged for each Forestry Activity Permit for City Tree planting, pruning and removal shall be set by the Urban Forestry Board. Maintenance activities that include mulching, watering and fertilizing do not require a Forestry Activity Permit. C. Regulations for Planting in Public Places: Work performed in public places under a Forestry Activity Permit shall be in strict conformance with the terms of this ordinance, and the regulations set forth in the Tree Manual and further set forth below: ? Trees must not be less than 1¾ caliper inches. ? No tree shall be placed so as, in the opinion of the City Forester, Director of Public Works or Chief of Police, to cause a traffic hazard. Application for planting will specify which trees currently located in public right-of-way shall be removed, if any. Stumps and exposed roots will be removed if any tree is approved for removal. No tree in public right-of-way shall be removed unless clearly authorized as part of the Forest Activity Permit. ? Trees shall be planted at least 30 feet apart except where a special permit is obtained from the City Forester. ? No tree shall be planted where the soil is too poor to insure the growth of such tree unless the owner incorporates a suitable loam or top soil. ? No tree shall be planted nearer than one and one-half feet from the curb line or the sidewalk unless a special permit is granted by the City Forester. ? No tree shall be planted along any street except of the species, cultivar, or variety selected by the City Forester for that street. ? All pruning must follow the American National Standard Institute A300 Standard Practices. H:\AGENDAS COMBINED\2006\AUGUST\AUGUST 28 2006.DOC