§ 114-69. Land clearing prior to development approval.

(a)

No land clearing, land removing, or land filling shall occur in the city without first securing a permit from the building department, except as provided in sections 114-67 and 114-72. The building department may issue a tree removal permit for specific trees as requested on the application.

(b)

An application for tree removal shall be obtained from the building department. Complete applications shall be returned to the building department along with the following information:

(1)

A tree survey consisting of a scaled aerial photograph or drawing of one inch equals 100 feet or greater, indicating:

a.

Property boundaries with dimensions and bearings, surrounding streets, north arrow, scale, and existing/proposed development improvements.

b.

Stands of trees, including:

1.

Location indicating extent of dripline.

2.

Common names of major tree classes.

3.

Estimated average height.

c.

All individual trees, not on the restricted list, which are 12 inches DBH or greater, including:

1.

Location.

2.

DBH.

3.

Common name.

4.

Estimated height.

(2)

An indication of the trees proposed for removal.

(3)

The reason for removal.

(4)

Plans showing typical protective barriers to be used.

(Code 1988, § 12.5-49)