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ORDINANCE 2004-041 (d) Exemptions from county tree protection, tree removal, and land clearing regulations include the following: 1. The removal, trimming, pruning or alteration of any unprotected tree or other vegetation as necessary for: a. The clearing of a path not to exceed four (4) feet in width to provide physical access of view necessary to conduct a survey or site examination for the preparation of subdivision plats, site plans, or tree surveys_ er Under this permit exemption, no disturbance shall occur to protected trees or specimen trees or to the critical root zones of protected trees or specimen trees. b. The clearing of a path not to exceed ten (10) feet in width to provide vehicular access necessary to conduct soil percolation and/or soil bore tests on a property, provided such clearing or removal is conducted under the direction of a Florida registered surveyor or engineer. Under this permit exemption no disturbance shall occur to protected trees or specimen trees, or to the critical root zones of protected trees or specimen trees. C, The removal pruning trimming or alteration of any tree, not classified as protected or specimen or vegetation for the purpose of maintaining existing access to a property. 2. Routine landscape maintenance such as trimming or pruning of protected trees, specimen trees, or other vegetation, ,..hie does not „'t in the eventual deathof the plants-, mowing of yards or lawns, or undertaking any other landscaping or gardening activity which is commonly recognized as routine maintenance or replacement. This exemption shall be construed to allow routine maintenance of dune vegetation growing seaward of the coastal construction control line, provided sufficient documentation evidencing express permission for such activity from the Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection She of the Depaft ent of'` atuf ' Resoufees of the State of Por -i44 3. The removal, trimming, pruning or alteration of any tree or vegetation in an existing utility easement or right-of-way, provided such work is done by or under the control of the operating utility company and said company has received all necessary licenses or permits to provide utility service within the easement. 4. The f emovai, pruning, trimming or- alter-a4ien of any tfee or- vegetation fef the pttfpose of maintaining 4. The removal of any tree which has been destroyed or damaged beyond saving, or which constitutes an immediate peril to life or property. of other- trees may femoved3Y rithout ^ ei=fnit. 5. Tree removal land -clearing or grubbing of any vegetation, except mangrove or dune vegetation, within ten (10) feet of a house. 6. Troo fence a Land -clearing or grubbing of ai+y vegetation, except for protected trees, specimen trees, mangroves, or dune vegetation, or any native vegetation in a conservation_ easement, upon any detached single-family residential lot or parcel of land having an area of one (1.0) acre or less, provided this exemption shall not be construed to allow land -clearing; or grubbing; of tree femeva4 without permit of on any such lot or parcel by its subdivider unless the subdivider intends in good faith to forthwith begin -20- Underline depicts addition of text; ^ulike-ugh depicts deletion of text. lie, Ord cca�u?us:_lktl'.-'20(t i� eC}rrt'Ull -�J i.cnc