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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 12 of 55 <br />(i) Submit a plan showing the location of the proposed work, <br />using aerial photos or a site plan that accurately depicts the <br />location of trees to be pruned; <br />(ii) Submit photos of the trees to be pruned, a description of <br />the portions of the tree to be removed by pruning, and <br />documentation that the trees are located on property owned by <br />the applicant; <br />(iii) Sign a declaration stating that they have read and <br />understand, and will comply with, the applicable city <br />regulations; <br />(iv) Submit photos of the trees that were pruned after the <br />work is completed. <br />(C) The city shall review and issue the tree pruning permit upon <br />submittal of a complete application that demonstrates the proposal <br />complies with all applicable requirements. <br />(D) The city shall conduct a site inspection upon completion of the <br />work or any time thereafter if the work was done without a certified <br />arborist to determine that the work has been conducted in accordance <br />with city regulations. <br />(2) Pruning must adhere to the standards in ANSI A300, 2008 Edition, or as <br />subsequently amended. <br />(3) Pruning shall not result in the removal of more than thirty-three percent of <br />the tree’s crown. <br />(4) Pruning shall not include topping of trees unless underneath power lines. <br />(5) Pruning activity shall not result in any soils disturbance on the site. <br />(6) A tree that is an active nest site for a species of local or state importance or <br />provides critical habitat such as an eagle perch, or other listed threatened or <br />endangered species, shall not be pruned. <br />(7) Topping trees or pruning trees in excess of thirty-three percent is <br />considered a nonhazardous tree removal activity and therefore must comply <br />with subsection B.3.c of this section. <br />(8) Once a tree is permitted to be pruned, it may be continued to be pruned <br />but may not be pruned beyond thirty-three percent of the tree’s original crown. <br />b. Hazard tree removal with replanting. The removal of hazard trees from critical areas <br />and required buffers subject to the replanting of native trees to maintain critical area