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: I f B Any trees required to be planted must be varied in species, must be primarUy species native to the area, may not include any species that are subject to disease epidemic or are on the list of less desirable trees established by the city forester, and must be hardy under local conditions. The required trees m^* be replaced by the property owtier or original developer if they die within one year after installation. C. A significant tree that was removed or otl’.erwise destroyed by humaii means within two years before a development application must be replaced in the same general location by two trees meeting the requirements of 4B above. The replacement trees wUl be considered significant trees existing at the time of the development application and may be removed and relocated on the site only if the original significant tree would have been allowed to be removed under this ordinance. 6. TREE SIZES All replacement trees must be at least two and one-half inches in diameter for deciduous trees ^d six-feet tall for coniferous uees, except that for property located in the Planned 1-394 Dismet they must be at least three and one-half inches in diameter for deciduous trees and ten-feet tall for coniferous trees. 6. BEFORE STARTING WORK Before any construction or grading takes place, snow fencing, erosion control fencing, or a similar device must be placed around the drip lines of significant trees to be preserved or that are located nearby on adjacent property. No construction, compaction, or grading of any kind may occur within these, drip lines, except when necessary to save additional significant trees ^d when the risk to the trees designated for preservation is minimal. The developer must place signs on the fencing prohibiting construction, compaction, or grading. 7. CITY FORESTER TREE SPECIES LIST The following trees are considered by the City to be less desirable tre«. New replacement trees may not be of these species and the City will take into consideration the less desirable qualities of such trees in the review of a development proposal. Less Desirable Trees . * •• Boxelder: Rapid growth, weak wood, prone to decay. Cottonwoods; Rapid growth, weak wood, prone to decay, heavy seed production. Elms: Poplars: Willows: > , ■ C:\WTVFORMS\TREEPRES.FRM - APR97 Susceptible to Dutch elm disease. Rapid growth, weak wood, short-lived. Rapid growth, weak wood, prone to decay and wind damage « 9