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S:\Planning\Planning Division\Planning Div Forms\Applications\Staff - Tree Removal.docx Rev. 11/2018
TREE REMOVAL
D
EVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
409/797-3660
Planning and Development Division
3015 Market, Galveston, TX 77550
planning@galvestonTX.gov
www.galvestonTX.gov
What are Significant Trees?
1. A significant tree has a diameter at breast height (DBH) of 10 inches or greater; or
2. A significant tree stand is a group of trees with interconnected canopies that cover a total of at least 10,000
square feet of ground area.
What are the standards for removal of Significant Trees?
The City Manager or City Arborist, if applicable, may approve the removal of a significant tree or tree stand if it is
demonstrated that:
1. No reasonable alternative site design at the same development intensity could be approved that:
a. Would preserve the tree(s);
b. If large-scale preservation is not possible, would preserve the largest of the trees; or
c. If protection of the largest tree(s) is not possible, would preserve a greater number of trees than the
proposed development design.
2. It is located within 10 feet of an approved building footprint of new construction or addition;
3. It is located within 6 feet of a utility easement and would interfere with the use of the easement as
determined
by the City Engineer;
4. It is located within 8 feet of an approved outdoor recreation area that by its nature requires the removal of the
trees, such as ball fields;
5. It is ordered removed by the City Manager for other emergency reasons;
6. It is being grown and removed for agricultural purposes; or
7. It is certified to the City by an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist or degreed Forester as
having one or more of the following conditions:
a. Unhealthy or structurally unsound;
b. Damaged by natural causes beyond the point of recovery;
c. Diseased beyond the point of recovery;
d. Poses a threat to the public and must be removed as a safety measure; or
e. No longer living.
I. PROPERTY INFORMATION
___________________________________ _______________________________________________
Street Address/Location, or Legal Description
(Lot Number, Block Number, Subdivision)
___________________________________ _______________________________________________
Present Use(s) and Improvement(s) on Property Proposed Use(s) and Improvement(s) on Property
II. APPLICANT INFORMATION
Property Owner Name Telephone
Mailing Address E-mail Address
Applicant/Representative Name Telephone
Mailing Address E-mail Address
S:\Planning\Planning Division\Planning Div Forms\Applications\Staff - Tree Removal.docx Rev. 11/2018
III. TREE INFORMATION
Species
__________________________
Caliper inches
__________________________
IV. NARRATIVE OF REQUESTED ACTION (Should address reason for removal citing standards above. Attach
additional pages if necessary)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
V. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I certify that [ ] I am the legal owner on record, or [ ] I have secured the property owner’s permission and
have full authority to make this application, and that the above information is correct and complete to the best
of my knowledge and ability.
Please read and initial below:
_____ I understand that all documents submitted with this application are subject to open records requests in
accordance with the Open Records Act / Texas Public Information Act.
_____ I understand that receipt of an application does not constitute application completeness and that staff will
review the application and return incomplete applications. I understand that application fees are non-
refundable once an application has been accepted and processed.
______________________________________________________ ____________________________
Printed Name and Signature of Applicant Date
______________________________________________________ ____________________________
Printed Name and Signature of Property Owner Date
VI. APPLICANT CHECKLIST
All documents should be provided in 8.5” x 11”, or please fold to appropriate size if larger. All drawings must be to scale.
Please provide electronic copies, if available. Other pertinent information to support said request should also be attached.
[ ] Photographs – Current photographs of the tree to be removed.
[ ] Site Plan – showing location of the tree to be removed.
[ ] Arborist’s Report – indicating condition of the tree to be removed.
[ ] Tree Mitigation Plan – Mitigation shall be achieved by the planting of the same number of caliper inches
removed, payment to the tree mitigation fund, or combination thereof.
[ ] Title Report – if property was purchased within the last 60 days.
STAFF REVIEW – DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
___________ The application meets all requirements of Division 9.500 Tree Preservation of the Land Development
Regulations and the subject tree may be removed.
___________ The application does NOT meet the following requirements of Division 9.500 Tree Preservation of
the Land Development Regulation and the tree may NOT be removed:
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________ ____________________________
Development Services Department Representative Date
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