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specifying the need for removal of the subject tree(s). <br /> 4. Removal of significant tree(s) is necessary in order to carry out <br /> development specified in a park development or redevelopment plan <br /> approved by the city council or by an administrative order. <br /> 5. Removal of street trees that have a 8" d.b.h. or less is <br /> recommended by the urban forester due to the tree's poor health or the tree's <br /> negative impact on surroundings. <br /> 6. Removal of significant tree(s) or street tree(s) is necessary to <br /> install or maintain public improvements located in the public right of way, <br /> public utility easement, or on a city -owned or controlled easement. <br /> (b) A heritage tree located within the public right -of -way shall be <br /> removed only upon the written determination of the city manager that removal is <br /> necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. <br /> (2) To ensure that the tree removal permit complies with the tree preservation, <br /> replacement and protection criteria of sections 6.300 to 6.335, the city may attach conditions to the <br /> approval of a tree removal permit and impose time limits for completing the conditions. Such <br /> conditions may include, but are not limited to, a requirement for oversight of construction activities <br /> affecting trees by a certified arborist, specific construction methods, such as protection of the critical <br /> root zone through protective fencing, planting, establishment, and maintenance of replacement trees, <br /> or submittal of a post- construction evaluation of tree health or the posting of a bond. Approval for <br /> removal of a street tree may be conditioned upon replacement of the street tree with another tree <br /> approved by the city, or a requirement to pay to the city an amount sufficient to fund the planting and <br /> establishment by the city of a tree of similar value. The value of the existing street tree to be <br /> removed shall be calculated using the methods set forth in the edition then in effect of the Guide for <br /> Plant Appraisal prepared by the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers. <br /> (3) The effective date and expiration date of a tree removal permit shall be <br /> specifically noted on the permit. The manner in which those dates are determined, and procedures <br /> for extension or modification, if any, shall be established by the city manager pursuant to section <br /> 2.019 City Manager - Administrative and Rulemaking Authority. <br /> (4) Notice of the city's decision on an application for a tree removal permit shall <br /> be mailed to the applicant and to all persons who submitted written comments and provided a return <br /> address, on the date the decision is issued. The notice shall advise that the decision may be appealed, <br /> and the manner in which to do so, as provided in section 6.325 Tree Removal and Replacement - <br /> Appeal. <br /> 6.325 Tree Removal and Replacement - Appeal. Any person who is denied a permit, or <br /> is granted a permit with conditions, or any person to whom notice of the decision is <br /> provided pursuant to section 6.320 Tree Removal and Replacement - Permit Decision, may appeal <br /> the decision, by filing a written notice of appeal with the city manager within 15 days of the date of <br /> the decision. The appeal shall be governed by section 2.021 Appeal Procedures. The appeal must <br /> include the specific basis or bases upon which the appellant asserts that the decision was in error. <br /> 6.330 Tree Removal and Replacement - Enforcement. <br /> Ordinance - 7 <br />