§ 72-843. Historic and specimen trees.

(a)

Historic trees shall only be removed or relocated upon approval of a permit granted by the DRC. However, if said trees are deteriorated, dying, or considered to be a hazard, the county forester upon prior review, may grant approval for removal under terms of subsection 72-835(c) of this article.

(1)

For historic tree removal, a tree permit application shall be filed, processed and reviewed in accordance with section 72-840 of this article. For historic tree relocation, a permit application shall be filed, processed and reviewed in accordance with section 72-840 and section 72-841 of this article.

(2)

The county forester shall send a report and recommendation on the application to the land development division within 15 working days of receipt of the application from the land development division.

(3)

The land development manager shall prepare and submit a report on the application, including the county forester's recommendation, for inclusion on the next available DRC agenda.

(4)

The DRC shall consider the report and shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application. The report of the DRC action shall be transmitted back to the land development division, stating any reasons for denial or conditions.

(5)

Upon receipt of the DRC actions the land development division shall immediately act concerning issuance of the permit.

(b)

Specimen trees.

(1)

Specimen trees shall only be removed or relocated in accordance with a permit issued by the county forester, upon compliance with the following requirements:

Minimum Specimen Tree Protection:

Number of Specimen Trees per Acre	On-site Protection Required
Less than 3 per acre or a portion thereof	80 percent of all specimen trees
3.0 to 5.0 per acre	65 percent of all specimen trees
5.1 to 8.0 per acre	50 percent of all specimen trees
8.0 or more per acre	4 specimen trees per acre

 

(2)

Any specimen tree removed in accordance with permit, must be replaced pursuant to section 72-842 of this article.

(Ord. No. 02-13, § I, 7-18-02; Ord. No. 2008-25, § III, 12-4-08; Ord. No. 2018-05, § XXII, 1-18-18)