§ 50-168. Administrative procedures and review standards for permit applications, variances and appeals.

The local government shall provide for applications, variances and appeals procedures in connection with the issuance of a permit in conformity with this division. Also, said local government shall provide for the standards of review of said applications, which may include but are not limited to:

(1)

The extent to which the actual or intended use of the property requires cutting down or destruction of trees.

(2)

The desirability of preserving any tree by reason of its size, age or some other outstanding quality, such as uniqueness, rarity or status as a historic or specimen tree.

(3)

The extent to which the area would be subject to increased water runoff and other environmental degradation due to removal of the trees.

(4)

The heightened desirability of preserving or enhancing tree cover in densely developed or densely populated areas.

(5)

The need for visual screening in transitional areas or relief from glare, blight, commercial or industrial unsightliness, or any other affront to the visual or aesthetic sense in the area.

(6)

The effect that changes in the natural grade will have on the trees to be protected and preserved.

(Ord. No. 88-38, § II(403.00), 12-1-88)