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feet of area. <br /> (c) Land use approvals. Any tree removal on property subject to an <br /> approved conditional use permit, planned unit development, site review, or <br /> subdivision that includes a tree removal/preservation plan or conditions related to <br /> tree removal or retention. In those areas, that plan, or city - approved modifications <br /> thereto control tree removal. This exemption does not apply to the removal of a <br /> street tree, which must be authorized by a permit issued pursuant to EC 6.305 Tree <br /> Removal and Replacement - Permit Required. <br /> (d) Permit approval. Removal of significant trees from private property <br /> for the purpose of implementing any permit approved subject to the standards in <br /> section 9.6885 Tree Preservation and Removal Standards; provided that the tree <br /> removal is specifically authorized by the permit approval. For such property, the <br /> permit approved under EC 9.6885 controls tree removal. <br /> (e) Habitat restoration. Removal of trees by the city, or as authorized by <br /> the city, for the purpose of implementation of a city - approved habitat restoration <br /> plan, and the express purpose of the plan is to restore native plant communities, <br /> enhance fish or wildlife habitat, or similar restoration purposes. <br /> (f) Emergency actions. Removal of structurally damaged or partially <br /> uprooted trees necessary to alleviate an immediate danger to life or property, or to <br /> reopen a public thoroughfare to traffic. <br /> (g) Hazardous trees: <br /> (1) Removal of hazardous trees on private property, provided that <br /> prior to removal the property owner submits to the city a written evaluation <br /> of each tree proposed for removal prepared by a certified arborist declaring <br /> the tree(s) to be hazardous and recommending immediate removal. The <br /> written evaluation shall be on a form prescribed by the city manager pursuant <br /> to section 2.019 City Manager - Administrative and Rulemaking Authority. <br /> (2) Removal ofha7ardous trees by the city, or under contract with <br /> the city, on public property or street right -of -way, provided the city's urban <br /> forester issues a written evaluation of each tree proposed for removal <br /> declaring the tree(s) to be hazardous and recommending immediate removal. <br /> (h) Fire hazard abatement. Removal of trees that the city fire marshal has <br /> declared in writing pose a potential fire hazard to existing structures. <br /> (i) Nursery and orchard operations. Routine maintenance or removal of <br /> trees planted and cultivated for the purpose of resale or crop production, including, <br /> but not limited to, transplanting and removal of trees in a commercial orchard, <br /> nursery, or a commercial tree farm. <br /> (j) Utility topping activities. Topping of trees by an electrical utility <br /> performing line clearance activities required by state regulations and in accordance <br /> with an intergovernmental agreement entered into with the city. <br /> 6.315 Tree Removal and Replacement - Application Submittal and Review. <br /> (1) Submittal requirements. An application for a tree removal permit shall be <br /> Ordinance - 5 <br />