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Tree Removal. To fell or sever a tree or to use any procedure the natural result of <br /> which is to cause the death or substantial destruction of the tree. Substantial <br /> destruction includes actions that destroy more than 30% of the critical root zone of a <br /> tree, or topping, or severing the cambial material on 50% or more of the <br /> circumference of the tree trunk. Remove does not in any context include those <br /> pruning standards as defined in the edition of American National Standards Institute <br /> (ANSI) Section A300, Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance Standard <br /> Practices in effect at the time the pruning occurs. <br /> Trim. The moldings, batten, capping, nailing strips, latticing, and platforms which <br /> are attached to a sign. <br /> Truck, heavy. A truck of one -ton capacity or more and not bearing a state <br /> recreational vehicle insignia. <br /> Under - Marquee Sign. A sign that is attached only to a marquee or awning and <br /> which is suspended or projects downward from a marquee or awning and has no <br /> portion of the sign above the bottom surface of the marquee or awning structure. <br /> Under -Story Tree. A tree that at maturity is smaller than, and does not meet the <br /> definition of, a canopy tree as defined in this land use code. <br /> Unimproved Public Right -Of -Way. A public way that has not been developed with <br /> improvements for use by the public. <br /> • <br /> Urban Forester. The person authorized by the city manager to carry out the duties <br /> and responsibilities of the city's urban forester under provisions of this code. <br /> Urban Growth Boundary, UGB. A site - specific line, delineated on a map or by <br /> written description, that separates the projected urban service area from rural land. <br /> Use. The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended, or <br /> for which either land or a building is occupied or maintained. <br /> Vanpool. A group of 7 to 15 commuters, including the driver, who share the ride to <br /> and from work on a regularly scheduled basis. <br /> Variance. A grant of relief from an identified development standard that permits <br /> activity that would otherwise be prohibited by those sections. <br /> Vegetation Removal. Destruction, physical removal, removal of the majority of the <br /> plant above ground, up- rooting, or lethal application of herbicides. <br /> Ordinance - 40 <br />