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B. The following uses/activities are permitted in critical areas and their buffers: 1. Minor utility construction projects. Utility projects which have minor or short-duration impacts to critical areas, provided such projects are constructed using best management practices to avoid and minimize impacts to critical areas and required buffers, subject to the following criteria: a. The activity does not significantly impact a Type F stream aer Category 1 wetland, or a fish and wildlife habitat conservation area, and complies with section 37.170 of this chapter; and b. There is no reasonable alternative to the proposed activity with less impact on the critical area; and c. The activity involves the placement of a utility pole, street sign, anchor,vault, or other small component of a utility facility; and d. The activity results in disturbing less than one hundred square feet of critical area and buffer. 2. Buffer management, as defined in this title, when approved by the planning director and all agencies with jurisdiction. 3. Select vegetation removal activities.The following vegetation removal activities are permitted: a. Pruning. Pruning is limited to trimming, limbing,thinning, windowing, and skirting in a manner consistent with this subsection. i. A permit is required to prune trees in critical areas. Prior to pruning, trimming, limbing, thinning, windowing, and/or skirting: (a) The applicant shall submit a pruning report by a certified arborist and have all work be performed under the direction of a certified arborist. (b) The applicant, in lieu of the above and an application fee as determined by the planning director, shall: (i) Submit a plan showing the location of the proposed work, using aerial photos or a site plan that accurately depicts the location of trees to be pruned; (ii) Submit photos of the trees to be pruned, a description of the portions of the tree to be removed by pruning, and documentation that the trees are located on property owned by the applicant; (iii) Sign a declaration stating that they have read and understand, and will comply with, the applicable city regulations; (iv) Submit photos of the trees that were pruned after the work is completed. bC. The city shall review and issue the tree pruning permit upon submittal of a complete application that demonstrates the proposal complies with all applicable requirements. cO. The city shall conduct a site inspection upon completion of the work or any time thereafter if the work was done without a certified arborist to determine that the work has been conducted in accordance with city regulations. d€. Pruning must adhere to the standards in ANSI A300, 2008 Edition,or as subsequently amended. e1. Pruning shall not result in the removal of more than thirty-three percent of the tree's crown. fG. Pruning shall not include topping of trees unless underneath power lines. g#. Pruning activity shall not result in any soils disturbance on the site. h1. A tree that is an active nest site for a species of local or state importance or provides critical habitat such as an eagle perch, or other listed threatened or endangered species, shall not be pruned. id. Topping trees or pruning trees in excess of thirty-three percent is considered a nonhazardous tree removal activity and therefore must comply with subsection B.3.c of this section. 1a4. Once a tree is permitted to be pruned, it may be continued to be pruned but may not be pruned beyond thirty-three percent of the tree's original crown. Planning Commission Resolution 19-04 Page 15 Critical Areas March 19, 2019