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ORDINANCE 2010- 008 • Results in evenly spaced lateral branches, especially on young trees. • Removes branches that rub or cross another branch. • Results in lateral branches that are no more than 50% to 75% of the diameter of the leader or main stem. • Results in no more than 25% of the living crown of a tree removed through pruning. b. Crown raising. Crown raising may be used as a method of pruning to provide clearance for pedestrians, vehicles, buildings, lines of sight, and vistas. Crown raising shall consist of removal of lower branches that: • Maintains live branches on at least 60% of the tree's total height. • Removes basal shoots (sprouts) and vigorous epicormic sprouts. • Results in no more than 25% of the living crown of a tree to be removed through pruning. INSERT EXHIBIT "A" GRAPHICS AT END OF CHAPTER 926 AS AN ADDITION TO EXISTING END OF CHAPTER GRAPHICS SECTION #12: Section 927.11(1)(d)3, Application procedure and fees, is hereby amended to read as follows: 3. Provide for mitigation of healthy protected and specimen hardwood trees greater than twelve (12) inches dbh (other than cabbage palms) and cabbage palms with ten (10) feet or more of clear trunk that are proposed for removal. The applicable mitigation ratio shall be two (2) inches dbh of replacement trees for every one -inch dbh of tree destroyed; the replacement trees must be of the same species genus as the trees removed and must be at least Leh three (3) inch caliper at 1 foot above grade level at time of planting. Protected trees re -located from approved building footprint areas to other areas of the same development site may count toward Chapter 927 tree mitigation requirements and Chapter 926 landscaping requirements. a. When the property being developed is not appropriate for on-site mitigation, the applicant may relocate mitigation trees off site onto public lands in the county or to alternative publicly owned sites. No off-site mitigation shall be approved unless the applicant obtains written permission from the appropriate public entity to implement the necessary replanting plan. b. If the mitigation trees do not survive for a period of at least three (3) years after initial planting or relocation, the applicant shall be required to replace the dead mitigation trees with trees at least fiaiir- ineh three (3) inch caliper in an amount to meet the two (2) inches dbh for every one -inch dbh ratio requirement of the initial tree protection plan. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 20 Strike through: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance F:ACommunity DevelopmentAUsers\CurDevAORDINANCE\2010\2010- Landscape 911, 926 and 927.RTF