APPENDIX A. TREE EXHIBIT
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Critical root zone (CRZ): The area of undisturbed natural soil
around a tree defined by a concentric circle with a radius equal to
the distance from the trunk to the outermost portion of the dripline.
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Drip line: A vertical line run through the outermost portion
of the canopy of a tree and extending to the ground.
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APPENDIX B. DIAMETER MEASUREMENT
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Diameter measurement: The diameter of a tree shall be measured
as shown above. The diameter of a tree shall be the total diameter
of the largest trunk plus half the diameter of each additional trunk.
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APPENDIX C. TREES
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Quality Trees
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Identification Notes
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American Elm
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Ulmus americana
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Double-serrate margins, oblique base
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Austrian Pine
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Pinus nigra
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Two needles
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Bald Cypress
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Taxodium distichum
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Feather-like foliage, fall color
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Bigelow Oak
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Quercus sinuata breviloba
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Small acorn, smooth 2"–4"; lobed
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Black Jack Oak
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Quercus marilandica
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Leathery 3"–7" leaf, no lobes
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Black Walnut
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Juglans nigra
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Black bark, Spherical yellow-green walnuts
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Bur Oak
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Quercus macrocarpa
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Large acorn, leaf border at end
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Caddo Maple
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Acer Barbatum ‘Caddo’
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Five-lobed leaf
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Cedar Elm
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Ulmus crassifolia
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Deciduou, 1"–2" dark green leaves
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Chinese Pistache
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Pistacia chinensis
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3" sickle leaflets, fall color
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Chinquapin Oak
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Quecus muhlenbergii
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Oblong 4"–6" serrated leaf
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Lacebark Elm
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Ulmus parvifolia
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Small dark serrated green leaves
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Live Oak
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Quercus virginiana
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1-1/2" dark green pointed leaves
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Mexican Buckeye
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Ugnadia, speciosa
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Feather foliage, pink flowers multi-trunked
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Pecan
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Carya illinoensis
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Pecan fruit, compound leaves
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Post Oak
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Quercus stellata
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Deep lobes, rounded tip on leaf
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Red Cedar
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Juniperus virginiana
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Native, pyramidal shape
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Shumard Red Oak
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Quercus shumardii
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Deep pointed lobes in leaves
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Southern Magnolia
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Large evergreen leaf, white flower
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Sweetgum
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Star-shaped leaf
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Texas Hickory
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Carya texana
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Five leaflets, 1"–2”
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Texas Red Oak
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Quercus texana
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Vertical multi-trunk shape
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Western Soapberry
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Sapindus drummondii
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18" compound leaf, 1/2" clear fruit
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White Ash
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Fraxinus americana
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8"–13" leafs, 2"–4" oval leaflets
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Marginal Trees
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Identification Notes
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Black Willow
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Salix nigra
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Forking near base, long thin 5"–15"
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Bois d’Arc
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Maclura pomifera
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Bumpy spherical fruit 7"–15" diameter, Horse-Apple
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Boxelder
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Acer negundo
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V-shaped samaras, feather compounded
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Buckthorn
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Rhamnus, caroliniana
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Egg-shaped, pointed tipped leaves
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Chittamwood
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Bunelia lanuginosa
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Blue-black berries, thorn tipped twigs
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Cottonwood
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Populus deltoides
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Deep fissures in bark, heart-shaped leaf
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Deodar Cedar
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Cedrus deodara
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Large pyramidal evergreen
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Identification Notes
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Hackberry
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Celtis occidentalis
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Asymmetric coarse leafs, small berries
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Honeylocust
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Gleditsia triacanthos
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Lacy foliage, thornless variety only
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Japanese Black Pine
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Pinus thunbergii
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Twisted growth, dark green needles
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Locust
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Robinia pseudoacacia
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2" oval paired leaflets, 7–19 leaflets per leaf
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Mesquite
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Prosopis glandulosa
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Lacy open foliage, 10" bean fruit
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Red Mulberry
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Moris rubra
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1" red berries, 3"–5" rough top leaves
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Roughleaf Dogwood
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Cornus drummondii
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4"oval drawn out tip leaves, cream flowers
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Slash Pine
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Pinus elliotti
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Tall cylindrical shape
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Sugarberry
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Celtis laevigata
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Light gray bark, alternately serrated
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Sumac
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Rhus lanceolata
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Odd pinnately compound, oblong
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Sycamore
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Plantinus occidentalis
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Ovate 4"–8" wide and lobed
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Toothache
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Zanthoxylum hirsutum
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Rounded shrub, curved prickles
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Understory Trees
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Common Name
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Botanical Name
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Identification Notes
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Cherry Laurel
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Prunus caroliniana
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Glossy evergreen foliage, shrubby
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Eves Necklace
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Sophora affinis
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Dull green tear-drop shaped leaf
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Golden Raintree
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Koelrutaria paniculata
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Yellow flower, panicled fruit
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Mexican Plum
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Prunis mexicana
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White flower, exfoliating bark, thorns
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Persimmon
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Diospyros virginiana
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Thin, smooth, pale grey bark
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Possumhaw Holly
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Ilex decidua
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Showy orange/red fruit, deciduous
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Redbud
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Cercis canadensis
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Purple/white flower
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River Birch
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Betula nigra
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White flaky bark
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Rusty Blackhaw
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Viburnum nufidulum
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Glossy, dark green leaves, white flowers
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Wax Myrtle
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Myrica cerifera
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Light olive-green leaves, pale blue berries
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Yaupon Holly
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Ilex vomitoria
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Evergreen, light bark, red fruit
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APPENDIX D. ITEMS REQUIRED ON TREE SURVEY
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1.
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Appropriate title (for example, Tree Removal Exhibit or Tree
Survey).
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2.
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Title block, including street address, lot and block, subdivision
name, city and date of preparation.
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3.
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North arrow, graphic and written scale in close proximity.
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4.
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Scale at a size no larger than 1" = 100 [feet] for residential
development; scale to be determined by the landscape administrator
for nonresidential and home-building activities.
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5.
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Name, address and phone of owner and person preparing the document.
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6.
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Location of all right-of-way lines and public easements.
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7.
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Location of all buildings, structures, pools, parking and other
improvements which are existing or intended on the lot.
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8.
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Areas of cut/fill with amount of each shown and flow lines shown.
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9.
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Existing and proposed spot elevations, grades and major contours,
along with existing landscaping, streams, ponds and major natural
features.
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10.
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Areas of no disturbance labeled as “No Disturbance Area.”
This area must be clearly marked on the plan and surrounded with protective
fencing on the ground. A single incidence removal of underbrush and
vines is allowed.1
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11.
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All protected trees shown individually on the plan.2 Canopy trees six inches or greater in size and understory trees two inches or greater in size. Trees in close proximity that all have a caliper of less than four inches may be designated as a group of trees with quantity of quality, marginal and understory trees shown. (See appendix C.)
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12.
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The location of protected trees must be tied by horizontal control
(including dimensions from lot lines or placed through coordinates
determined via survey).
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13.
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All protected trees shown with diameter (four and one-half feet
from the ground), common name and condition.
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14.
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Any proposed replacement trees shown with caliper size, common
name of tree and mature size.
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15.
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Graphic representations distinguishing protected trees that
will be saved versus those that will be removed.
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16.
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Phasing of tree survey along with phasing of the development
is permitted.
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APPENDIX E. CONSTRUCTION PLAN REQUIREMENTS
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The following shall be required as a part of all construction
plans submitted to the town when tree removal or tree protection is
required during any phase of site work or construction:
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1.
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A tree preservation detail sheet shall include the following
at a minimum:
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a.
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The requirements of section 3.15.079(2) through (4) shall be noted.
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b.
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A graphics legend to be used throughout the plans for the purposes
of showing the following: trees to be flagged, protective fencing,
trees requiring bark protection, boring, areas of cut and fill impacting
protected trees.
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c.
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Graphic tree exhibit showing the features of a tree, to include
the critical root zone, trunk, canopy, drip line and method of diameter
measurement (per appendices A and B of this article).
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d.
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Graphic exhibits showing methods of protection, to include snow
fences, boarded skirts and the like.
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e.
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Graphic exhibits showing construction methods, to include grade
changes, boring, trenching and the like.
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f.
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Graphic exhibit showing appropriate pruning practices (per appendix
F of this article).
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2.
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All practices which will be employed in meeting the requirements
of this article shall be shown graphically on all applicable sheets
within the construction plans.
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3.
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Documents as required in appendix D of this article.
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