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i) Person. Any individual, firm, corporation, partner- ship, joint venture, association, principal, trustee, municipal corporation, political subdivision, or special district, or any agent or representative thereof. j) Protected Area. An area surrounding a protected, historic, or specimen tree within which physical intrusion is prohibited in order to prevent damage to the tree, roots and soil around the tree base, the dimensions of which shall be established by the Environmental Planner and set forth in the tree removal permit, in accordance with Section 12. k) Protected tree. Any tree having a DBH of eight (8) inches or more, all specimen and historic trees, and all signifi- cant groupings of trees of the West Indian or tropical origin of any size, and all mangroves regardless of size; excluding, however, the following trees, regardless of size or location: Casuarina cunninghamiana - Australian pine Casuarina leeidophloia - Australian pine Casuarina equisetifolia - Australian pine Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Ear -pod tree Melia azedarach - Chinaberry Schinus terebinthifolius - Brazilian pepper tree Melaleucaguinguenervia - Melaleuca, punk or paper tree Cabbage palms (Sabel palmetto) and citrus trees of all varieties shall not be considered to be protected trees, but such trees shall be included in the tree survey in the event the applicant chooses to make use of said such trees as a credit against the trees otherwise required under an applicable landscaping regulation or requirement. 1) Protective barrier. Any structure, device, or visual barrier which effectively identifies the parameters of the protected area. m) Remove or removal. The actual physical removal or the effective removal through damaging, poisoning or other direct or indirect action resulting in or likely to result in the death of a plant. -5-