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Occupied parcel. Real property within the boundaries of an ad
<br /> valorem tax lot description as found in the Lane County, Oregon, ad
<br /> valorem tax records with one or more dwellings thereon, or a parcel which
<br /> has been approved for a dwelling.
<br /> Parcel. Real property within the boundaries of an ad valorem tax
<br /> lot description as found in the Lane County, Oregon, ad valorem tax
<br /> records.
<br /> Plot plan. Final subdivision plat, final PUD plan, or final major
<br /> or minor partition, encompassing an entire contiguous ownership.
<br /> Street tree. A living, standing woody plant typically having a
<br /> single trunk at least 1 -1/2 inch in diameter at a point six inches above
<br /> mean ground level at the base of the trunk, that is located within the
<br /> street right -of -way.
<br /> Tree. A living, standing, woody plant having a trunk 25 inches in
<br /> circumference (or approximately eight inches in diameter) at a point 4 -1/2
<br /> feet above mean ground level at the base of the trunk.
<br /> (Section 6.300 added by Ordinance No. 17072, enacted May 20, 1974; amended by Ordinance
<br /> No. 18122, enacted February 22, 1978; Ordinance No. 18123, enacted March 13, 1978;
<br /> Ordinance No. 18779, enacted April 22, 1981; Ordinance No. 19927, enacted July 12, 1993;
<br /> and Ordinance No. 20056, enacted August 5, 1996, effective September 4, 1996.)
<br /> 6.305 Tree Felling Prohibition.
<br /> (1) Except as provided in section 6.330, no person may fell more than
<br /> five trees within a period of 12 consecutive months from a parcel of private property
<br /> consisting of 20,000 or more square feet of area without a permit.
<br /> (2) Except as provided in section 6.330, no person may fell one or more
<br /> trees from a parcel of private property consisting of less than 20,000 square feet of
<br /> area without a permit.
<br /> (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section and section
<br /> 6.330(b) of this code, no person shall remove a street tree without first obtaining a
<br /> permit from the city manager specifically authorizing the removal of a street tree.
<br /> Permit approval may be conditioned upon replacement of the street tree with another tree
<br /> pre- approved by the city, or a requirement to pay to the city an amount sufficient to
<br /> fund the planting and establishment by the city of a tree of similar value. The value
<br /> of the existing street tree to be removed shall be calculated using the methods set
<br /> forth in the edition then in effect of the Guide for Plant Appraisal published by the
<br /> International Society of Arboriculture Council of Tree Landscape Appraisers.
<br /> (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section and section
<br /> 6.330(b) of this code, no person shall fell a heritage tree from within the public
<br /> right -of -way except where such removal, and authorization for its removal, has been
<br /> granted by the city because its removal is necessary to protect the public health,
<br /> safety, or welfare.
<br /> (Section 6.305 added by Ordinance No. 17072, enacted May 20, 1974; amended by Ordinance
<br /> No. 18122, enacted February 22, 1968; Ordinance No. 18123, enacted March 13, 1978;
<br /> Ordinance No. 19927, enacted July 12, 1993; and Ordinance No. 20056, enacted August 5,
<br /> 1996, effective September 4, 1996.)
<br /> 6.310 Procedure for Obtaining Tree Felling Permit.
<br /> (1) A person shall apply to the city manager or designee for a tree
<br /> felling permit, on an application form developed by the city manager or designee.
<br /> TC -6 -19 09/04/96
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