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GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE FOR STREET TREE PLANTING <br /> Public Works Engineering Projects <br /> October 24, 1994 <br /> Revised January 10, 1995 <br /> Project Tree Planting Guidelines <br /> A. New streets or major street improvements adding lanes, curbs, etc. <br /> Arterial and Collector street improvement projects will receive street <br /> trees. In the case of abutting residential properties on Collector <br /> streets the tree location and type are negotiable. Public Works <br /> Maintence (PWM) will provide watering for a three year establishment <br /> period. <br /> Residential street improvement projects will receive street trees with <br /> the property owner or resident having the opportunity to reject tree <br /> planting. Location and type of tree is negotiable. The property owner <br /> or resident will be responsible for tree watering. The Urban Forester <br /> will mail reminders of watering to resident. <br /> Other projects may receive tree planting as appropriate according to <br /> policies in the Urban Forest Management Plan. Planting new trees will <br /> be a project cost and is not an assessable cost. <br /> B. Other improvements in the street right -of -way. <br /> Improvement projects within the street right -of -way on an existing <br /> improved street, such as adding sidewalks only, overlays, or sewer <br /> additions, will not require planting new trees. If trees are removed as <br /> a result of the project, the project budget will provide replacement <br /> trees according to the guidelines for street types above. The cost of <br /> replacement trees will not be an assessable cost. Removal of existing <br /> trees will continue to be an assessable cost. <br /> In the case of sidewalk additions where the property owner elects to <br /> install the sidewalk the removal of a tree in the City required <br /> alignment will be at the property owners expense. Replacement trees <br /> will be at City expense and charged against the project budget. Removal <br /> of a tree in the City required sidewalk alignment will not require a <br /> City permit. Any other proposed tree removals in the right -of -way will <br /> continue to require a permit from the Urban Forester's office. <br /> It is intended that all efforts will be made to preserve trees of <br /> significant size and /or type. Sidewalks and other improvements may be <br /> aligned around such trees as determined by the project manager in <br /> consultation with the Urban Forester. <br /> Tree Planting Procedure <br /> Engineering will provide a street tree plan to be approved by the Urban <br /> Forester. <br /> The Project Manager in Engineering will send out a letter to abutting property <br />