§ 72-836. Tree permit application requirements.

(a)

Application forms. A complete permit application for removing or relocating trees shall be submitted by a property owner or authorized agent of the owner, on county-approved application form(s).

(b)

Fees. Each permit application must be accompanied by the appropriate fee(s) as established by council. The permit application fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

(c)

Required application data. The county-approved permit application must be accompanied by surveys, and other documents as required by the county forester, that describe the proposed activities to be performed in sufficient detail to meet the standards of this division and to clearly identify all potential impacts to the environment and public health. A property boundary survey shall be submitted with the application. Property boundaries must be locatable in the field by the inspectors. As a minimum, property corners must be located and so designated to be clearly identifiable and visible on-site. Property corners shall be intervisible or line markers shall be provided.

(d)

Action on permit application. The land development division shall, in a timely manner, from the date of filing, determine if the application is complete. If it is determined the application is incomplete, it shall be returned to the applicant. If the application is determined to be complete, the land development division shall transmit the application and plans to the county forester. The county forester shall have 15 working days from the date of receipt from the land development division of a complete application to approve or deny the permit.

(e)

Modification of application requirements.

(1)

Application requirements may be modified upon agreement of the county forester to reflect specific on-site needs for information. Modification would be based on the type of development proposed, the vegetative cover being impacted, and the degree of impact anticipated.

(2)

Statistical tree survey information may be considered at the discretion of the county forester. However, such statistical surveys shall be limited to sites containing an overstory consisting predominantly of trees uniform in age, species and distribution, which do not contain specimen or historic trees. Statistical surveys must be conducted in compliance with accepted forestry practices.

(Ord. No. 02-13, § I, 7-18-02; Ord. No. 2008-25, § III, 12-4-08)