16.10.100 Tree Preservation Performance Standards.
A. General Performance Standards.
1. For clearing and/or grading activities on all undeveloped properties or properties without land use approval, including single-family residential lots greater than one acre in size, the following tree preservation performance standards shall be implemented:
a. All trees 12 inches diameter at breast height (dbh) and larger shall be retained on site.
b. Fifty percent of all trees between eight inches and 12 inches dbh shall be retained on site.
c. The 50 percent retention of trees between eight inches and 12 inches dbh shall result in a tree coverage pattern that is dispersed throughout the site pursuant to on-site tree locations.
d. All trees retained on site shall be protected during clearing and grading activities.
2. Clearing and grading activities on sites with an approved development application are not subject to the standards of subsection (A)(1) of this section; however, trees shall be preserved as specified in the development approval. [Ord. NS-2176, 2012]