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value S 11.60 RESERVATION OF NATURAL FEATURES AND AMENITIES. Subd^.^. General. Existing features which would add tfrs^^^ential development or to the City as a whole# such as trees, as herein defined, watercourses and falls, beaches, historic spots, and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved in the design of the subdivision. No trees shall be removed from any subdivision nor any change of grade of the land effected until approval of the preliminary subdivision has been granted. All trees on the subdivision plan required to be retained shall be preserved, and all trees where required shall be welled and protected against change of grade. The vegetation map shall show the number and location of existing trees, as required by this Chapter and shall further‘indicate all those marked for retention, and the location of all proposed shade trees required along the street side of each lot as required by these regulations. Subd. 2. Shade Trees Planted by Subdivider. A. As a requirement of subdivision approval, the City may require that subdivider plant shade trees on the property of the subdivision. Such trees are to be planted within five (5) feet of the right-of-way of the road or roads within and abutting the subdivision, or, at the discretion of the City, within the right-of-way of such roads. One (1) tree shall be planted for every forty (40) feet of frontage along each road unless the Council, upon recommendation of the City staff shall grant a waiver. B. New trees to be provided pursuant to this Chapter shall be approved by the City and shall be planted in accordance with the specifications of the City. Such trees shall have a minimum trunk diameter (measured twelve (12) inches above ground level) of not less than two (2) inches. Only Oak, Honey Locust, Hard Maples, Ginkgo, Ash or other long-lived shade trees, acceptable to the City shall be planted. SEC. 11.61. NONRESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS. Subd. 1. General. If a proposed subdivision includes land that is zoned for commercial or industrial purposes, the layout of the subdivision with respect to such land shall make sucn provision as the Council may require. A nonresidential subdivision shall also be subject to all the requirements of the site plan approval set forth in the Zoning Chapter of the City Code. Site plan approval and nonresidential subdivision approval may proceed simultaneously at the discretion of the Council. A nonresidentia subdivision shall be subject to all the requirements o is Chapter, as well as such additional standards required by tn Council, and shall conform to the proposed land use and standards established in the Comprehensive Municipal Plan, and Zoning Chapter of the City Code. ORONO CC 469 (4-1-84)