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Jo <br /> ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF TREE CUTTING P a' 1 <br /> I. NO TREE CUTTING PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED UNLESS CONSISTENT WITH THE <br /> CRITERIA IN THIS SECTION: <br /> A Proposed tree cutting mint he consistent with at least one of the following three criteria: <br /> (1) trees are diseased or they otherwise present hazardous or unsafe conditions; <br /> (2) trees need to be removed in order to constrict improvements or otherwise utilize the property <br /> in a reasonable manner, <br /> (3) Fire Marshal agrees that trccs need to be removed to protect structures (e dating or proposed) <br /> from fire dangers. <br /> B. In addition to satisfying at least one of the criteria in 'A' above, all tree removal applications must be <br /> evaluated for consistency with in of the following: <br /> (1) Oregon Department of Forestry guidelines; <br /> (2) compatibility with generally accepted principles of horticulture, silvaculture, ecology and <br /> landscape architecture; <br /> (3) adequacy of proposal to plant vegetation to mitigate environmental effects of removal; <br /> (4) effect tree removal has on environmental quality of the area; and <br /> (5) topography of land and effect of felling on erosion, soil retention. stability of earth. flow and <br /> character of surface waters and streams. prutectk n of nearby trees and windbreaks. <br /> IL WHERE A'PLOT PLAN' FOR FULL DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED, 8LJ <br /> OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ALSO APPLY, LADDfON TO THE CRITERIA IN <br /> SECTION t. (For purposes of this ordinance, 'plot plan' means a final subdivision plat, final PUD plan, or <br /> final major or minor partition. encompassing an entire contiguous ownership.) <br /> (1) felling must be consistent with preservation of the site's future development potential and <br /> preservation of important natural values as prescribed in the Metro Plan and the Eugene Code; <br /> (2) retention of wooded areas associated with natural drainageways and water areas to preserve <br /> riparian habitat and to minimize erosion; <br /> (3) retention of wooded areas that will likely provide an sweetive on -site amenity to occupants of <br /> future developments; <br /> (4) retention of wooded areas along tidgelina and hilltops for their sank and wildlife habitat values; <br /> (5) retention of wooded areas along property lines to provide buffets from adjacent properties; <br /> (6) retention of trees in sufficiently large areas and dense stands to ensure against windthrow; <br /> (7) clear cuts of developable areas shall be avoided so as to retain a wooded character of future <br /> building sites, and preserve housing and design options for future city residents. <br /> CO 121 DNO1 'DNtl2121VK b999 990 COS fig EO:9I C6/60/L0 <br />