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BUILDING PERMIT
BUILDING–PERMIT APPLICATION
TREE DISPOSITION
CHAPTER 82 SECTION 82-3
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I hereby certify I have read and examined this document and know the same to
be true and correct. All provisions of law and ordinances governing this type of
work will be complied with whether specied herein or not. I further understand
that plans submitted for approval will be subjected to a comprehensive check
against municipal ordinance and building code. Any set of plans that must be
returned for modications or corrections in order to come into compliance with
ordinance or code will be subject to rechecking in order of submittal. Under no
circumstances will paid fees be refunded or transferred.
Applications and plans will be held for 180 days. After 180 days this application
and plans will be disposed of unless a valid building permit is issued.
SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED: Fence, Pool/Spa, Flatwork, Irrigation,
Drainage (below grade), pavers, MEP’s.
SIGNATURE OF PERMITTEE DATE
PRINT NAME
NOTES
• Complete copy of Chapter 82 is available in the Permit Ofce.
• Separate Permit is required for Tree Disposition.
(a) General Requirement
Every permit for development or predevelopment activity must
contain tree disposition conditions meeting the requirements of
this section.
(b) Essential and Mandatory Conditions
Tree disposition conditions are the most important means of
protecting the urban forest of the city from unreasonable harm
during development and predevelopment activity. Tree disposition
conditions shall:
1. Prohibit removal of or damage to any large tree, except:
a. Removal of a tree which is diseased, severely
damaged or dead may be authorized;
b. Damage to or removal of a tree which causes
an unreasonable impediment to the use and
enjoyment of the applicant's property may be
authorized; and
c. Damage to or removal of a low-value tree may
be authorized.
2. Require replacement trees, to the extent provided in
the criteria manual, for any large trees authorized to
be damaged or removed.
EXCEPTION: No replacement is required for low-value trees.
3. Require Protection for Large Trees and Critical Root Zones
The conditions may specify the methods of protection
to be used.
4. Require that any Authorized Damage to Trees be
Minimized and Mitigated.
The conditions may specify methods of mitigation to be used.
5. Require, if there is major development,
that the affected subject site attain a minimum planting
standard of tree density as set forth in the criteria manual.
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c) Procedure
The building official shall not issue any permit for
any development or predevelopment activity unless all of
the following have first occurred:
1.
Tree Survey
The applicant must hav
e filed a tree survey, and the
urban forester must have approved it for compliance
with this chapter.
2. Tree Disposition Conditions
Tree disposition conditions approved by the urban
forester must have been inserted into the permit.
The urban forester may require all persons owning land
where a tree is located to agree to any removal of or
damage to the tree authorized by the conditions.
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d) "Low-Impact" Exception
Except for the requirement to insert the mandatory conditions,
this section does not apply to a subject site, project or other
activity that will not have any significant, adverse effect upon any
large tree, as determined by the urban forester.
Public Works Department
Development Services
Notice Concerning Deed Rest
rictions: The property on which
your are building may be subject to deed restrictions. It is your
responsibility to determine the existence of and comply with any
valid and existing deed restrictions. Permit approval by the City
does not act as a waiver or permission to violate a deed
restriction.
