[Ord. No. 93-04 §§1 —
4, 2-4-1993]
A. In
order to implement and carry out the 911 emergency phone service all
inhabitable structures for human habitation and all buildings in which
private and public business is conducted shall be designated by a
numerical system of numbers and alphabetical letters or a combination
thereof.
B. All such numbers shall be placed on all new and existing structures as designated in Subsection
(A), beside or near the front entrance thereof on the street or road side of the building. The numbers shall be no less than four (4) inches in height and shall be increased by one (1) inch in height for every fifty (50) feet the structure sets back from the street or road. The numbers shall contrast with the background color and shall be visible from the street or road, day or night.
C. If
the structure is not visible from the street or road, the numbers
shall be placed at the driveway entrance and street or road, either
on the mailbox or on a separate post or support. If a separate post
is used, the numbers shall be placed no less than seven (7) feet or
more than seven (7) feet from ground level to provide optimum visibility.
D. Primary and Secondary Numbers. All structures shall be designated
by a primary number. If the structure is divided into separate units
such as apartments in one (1) structure, the overall structure shall
be given a primary numerical designation and each unit thereof shall
have an alphabetical letter added to the primary number in sequence.
[Ord. No. 93-40 §47.017, 9-2-1993; Ord. No. 95-03, 1-19-1995; Ord. No.
08-30, 8-7-2008; Ord. No. 12-07, 3-15-2012]
A. Any
tree that measures six (6) inches in diameter at four (4) feet five
(5) inches above ground level shall be saved or replaced with a tree
with a minimum of six (6) feet zero (0) inches height above ground
level of the type that will reach six (6) inches diameter at four
(4) feet five (5) inches above ground level at maturity and shall
be hardy to this region. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required
trees may be replaced with substitute trees or shrubs. Substitute
trees can be used on a one (1) to one (1) basis but only for up to
fifty percent (50%) of the required trees. Shrubs can be used but
on a two (2) for one (1) basis (two (2) shrubs to replace one (1)
tree) up to fifty percent (50%) of the trees removed. At least fifty
percent (50%) of the required trees will be replaced with full trees
no matter how substitutions are used. For the purposes of this Section,
the following definitions shall apply.
1. Full tree: A tall woody plant having a single trunk
that can attain a trunk diameter of greater than six (6) inches measured
four (4) feet five (5) inches above ground level.
2. Shrub: Woody plant with several stems: a woody
plant without a trunk but with several stems growing from the base.
3. Substitute tree: A woody plant having a single
trunk that cannot attain a trunk diameter of six (6) inches.
B. The
property owner and their successors shall be responsible for the care
and maintenance of the replacement tree for eighteen (18) months following
the planting. If the replacement tree should die within the eighteen
(18) month period, a new tree will be planted and the owner shall
be responsible for a period of eighteen (18) months following the
date of the last planting.
C. It
shall be the responsibility of the property owner to submit a plan
that shall give the location and count of all existing trees six (6)
inches in diameter or larger measured at four (4) feet five (5) inches
above ground level or sites that are proposed for removal and the
location of planned requirements. If no plan is submitted, trees must
be replaced at a rate of twenty (20) trees per acre and calculated
at that rate for the fractional acre. Up to fifty percent (50%) of
the required trees may be replaced with substitute trees or shrubs.
Substitute trees can be used on a one (1) to one (1) basis but only
for fifty percent (50%) of the required trees. Shrubs can be used
but on a two (2) for one (1) basis (two (2) shrubs to replace one
(1) tree) up to fifty percent (50%) of the trees removed.
D. Trees
that are standing dead or severely damaged by termites, lightning
or other acts of God and are removed as a safety precaution are exempt
from replacement requirements.
E. Where
land is cleared through the issuance of a signed permit and construction
does not begin within three (3) months from the date of the permit,
the owner shall be required to approximate its original state based
on the tree count submitted for the original permit. In the event
this cannot be done, the requirements shall revert to twenty (20)
trees per acre and calculated at that rate for the fractional acre.
Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required trees may be replaced with
substitute trees or shrubs. Substitute trees can be used on a one
(1) to one (1) basis but only for fifty percent (50%) of the required
trees. Shrubs can be used but on a two (2) for one (1) basis (two
(2) shrubs to replace one (1) tree) up to fifty percent (50%) of the
trees removed.
F. All
newly annexed land into the City of Hollister will be subject to all
landscaping ordinances and requirements, retroactive for one (1) year
prior to annexation. In the event there is no record of the trees
removed, it will be estimated by the Planning Commission using the
adjacent areas as a guideline. In the event this cannot be done, the
requirements shall revert to twenty (20) trees per acre and calculated
at that rate for the fractional acre. Up to fifty percent (50%) of
the required trees may be replaced with substitute trees or shrubs.
Substitute trees can be used on a one (1) to one (1) basis but only
for fifty percent (50%) of the required trees. Shrubs can be used
but on a two (2) for one (1) basis (two (2) shrubs to replace one
(1) tree) up to fifty percent (50%) of the trees removed.
G. If
trees removed are not replaced in accordance with the approved landscaping
plan, within one (1) year the City of Hollister will have, at its
option, the right to plant replacement trees and charge a fee to the
owner. The fee shall not exceed the cost of the tree, planting and
maintenance costs. The owner shall pay the fee to the City of Hollister
or a penalty.
H. All
land excavated, filled or disturbed by construction of any type shall
be graded, strawed and seeded within thirty (30) days after the need
for such disturbance is abated.
I. The
penalty shall be that any person who shall violate any provisions
of this Chapter shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding
the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day. Each day in violation
can be considered a separate violation.