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STREET TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION <br /> CITY OF EUGENE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> 100 West 10 Avenue <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Page 16 <br /> the redevelopment of the site, incorporating selected street trees, will <br /> result in the creation of new improved plazas and planted areas. These <br /> areas will be developed to be attractive on -site amenities. <br /> (4) Wooded areas along ridgelines and hilltops shall be retained for their <br /> scenic and wildlife habitat values; <br /> This is an urban site. It has no wooded areas and is not along a ridgeline <br /> or hilltop. This requirement does not apply. A comprehensive <br /> Environmental Impact Assessment addressing this issue was completed <br /> by Salix Associates. (Attachment E) <br /> (5) Wooded areas along property lines shall be retained to provide buffers <br /> from adjacent properties; <br /> This is an urban site. The existing street trees • rovide an implied barrier <br /> between the parking lot and sidewalks. <br /> an urban se' ing, mai = • e <br /> • - - - - ` • , • - ` • uffer between the street and the project <br /> is not appropriate. The construction of the library and the redevelopment <br /> of the site, incorporating selected street trees, will result in the creation of <br /> new improved plazas and planted areas. These areas will be developed <br /> to be attractive on -site amenities which will relate to and be <br /> complimentary with the adjacent properties. <br /> (6) Trees shall be retained in sufficiently large areas and dense stands so as <br /> to ensure against windthrow; and <br /> This is an urban site. We do not believe that the rows of existing street <br /> trees can be considered as "sufficiently large areas or dense stands" of <br />