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ORDINANCE 2012-026 (b) For high quality vegetation removal, a base fee of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per square foot of area illegally cleared land shall be charged. High quality vegetation generally consists of native vegetation such as palmettos, gallberry, or wax myrtle. (c) In the event that the quality of vegetation removed cannot be determined, a base fee of sixty-two and one-half cents ($0.625) per square foot of area illegally cleared land shall be charged. (d) In addition to the above penalty, the area that was illegally cleared or on which protected trees or specimen trees were illegally removed shall be revegetated under the following circumstances: The property on which the illegal land clearing and/or tree removal occurred is five (5) acres or larger and the area of illegal land clearing and/or tree removal was done within native uplands, as defined in section 929.05; or 2. The area of the illegal land clearing and/or tree removal was within a conservation easement, a conservation tract, the Jungle Trail Buffer, or other similar protected area. Under circumstance (6)(d)l. above, the area of revegetation shall be that area that would have been required to have been set aside as detailed in section 929.05. No fee -in -lieu of payment will be accepted. Under circumstance (6)(d)2. above, the area of revegetation shall be that area where the illegal activity occurred within the conservation easement, the conservation tract, the Jungle Trail Buffer, or other similar protected area. The area shall be revegetated with plant material that is native to Florida, consistent with surrounding plant material, and suitable for the area of revegetation. A revegetation plan must be submitted and approved by environmental planning staff. This plan shall include: a plan view showing the areas of revegetation, to include location of different species; the type, size, and spacing of the plants to be used, canopy, subcanopy, ground cover in proportion to that illegally cleared; - a schedule for completion; and - a maintenance plan, to include success criteria for a period of up to three (3) years after revegetation. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 5 Wille tkOkfgl} Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\QPAZMTU8\2012-026 927 TP and LC.doc