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Metro Plan, and other applicable adopted plans; (e) Fire safety considerations where, in the opinion of the fire marshal, removal is necessary to protect existing or proposed structures; (f) The adequacy of the applicant's proposals, if any, to plant new trees or native vegetation to mitigate the environmental effects of removal of the trees to be felled; and (g) That the the felling would be compatible with generally accepted principles of horticulture, silvaculture, ecology, or landscape architecture; (h) The compatibility of the felling with guidelines adopted by the Oregon Department of Forestry. (2) In the event a plot plan for full development of the site has not been approved by the city, felling of trees shall be permitted only on a limited basis consistent with the preservation of the site's future development potential and preservation of important natural values as prescribed in the Metro Plan and this code, and consistent with the following criteria: (a) Wooded areas associated with natural drainageways and water areas shall be retained to preserve riparian habitat and to minimize erosion; (b) Wooded areas that will likely provide an attractive on- site amenity to occupants of future developments shall be retained; (c) Wooded areas along ridgelines and hilltops shall be retained for their scenic and wildlife habitat values; (d) Wooded areas along property lines shall be retained to provide buffers from adjacent properties; (e) Trees shall be retained in sufficiently large areas and dense stands so as to ensure against windthrow; (f) Clear cuts of developable areas shall be avoided so as to retain a wooded character of future building sites, and preserve housing and design options for future city residents. (3) The city manager or designee may attach conditions to the approval the effects of the felling, ay require the posting of a bond to reduce th to e ensure that all conditions are met. 6.325 Appeal. Any person who is denied a permit, or is granted a permit with conditions, may appeal the denial or imposition of conditions, by filing a written notice of appeal with the city manager or designee within 15 days of the date of denial or the date of issuance of the permit with conditions imposed. In addition, any person who provided comments on an application pursuant to section 6.310(6), and who is dissatisfied with the action of the city manager or designee in granting a permit, whether with or without conditions, also may appeal by following the same procedures. The appeal shall be governed by section 2.021 of this code. The appeal must include the specific basis or bases upon which the appellant asserts that the decision was in error. 6.330 Felling - to Exceptions. The 6 310of this code requirements r rules adopted thereunder do s not apply to: Ordinance - 3