or unsafe conditions, danger of falling, proximity to existing structures or <br /> proposed construction, or interference with utility services or pedestrian or <br /> vehicular traffic safety; <br /> (b) The topography of the land and the effect of felling on erosion, <br /> soil retention, stability of earth, flow and character of surface waters and <br /> streams, protection of nearby trees and windbreaks; <br /> (c) The effect the trees' removal [leas] would .: have on the <br /> environmental quality of the area, including scenic and wildlife habitat values; <br /> (d) The necessity to remove trees in order to construct proposed <br /> improvements, or to otherwise utilize the applicant's property in a manner <br /> consistent with its zoning, this code, the Metro Plan, and other applicable <br /> adopted plans; <br /> (e) Fire safety considerations where, in the opinion of the fire <br /> marshal, removal is necessary to protect existing or proposed structures; and <br /> (f) The adequacy of the applicant's proposals, if any, to plant new <br /> trees or native vegetation to mitigate the environmental effects of removal of <br /> the trees to be felled[; -and]. <br /> • - -• . -- • - . - • • -, - _ -. . , :::., : . • .. : . ,] <br /> [ :::• • - <br /> 1 <br /> [ • • • :• • <br /> • <br /> .:::. • : . • <br /> Ordinance - 8 01/30/98 <br />