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R- 7.280 -G Procedure for Planting and Establishment of Trees by City. <br /> 1. An applicant may enter into an agreement with the City wherein the City <br /> purchases, installs and establishes the street trees and the applicant pays to the City a one -time <br /> fee established by the City Manager pursuant to section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, that is <br /> equal to the total cost to the City for the purchase, installation, and establishment of the required <br /> street trees. The fees shall be computed in accordance with subsection 2 of this Section. The fee <br /> established by the City and paid by the applicant does not equal a "per tree" cost nor obligate the <br /> City to plant a specific number of trees. The City fulfills it obligation under the agreement by <br /> planting trees in accordance with this Rule and the applicant's Street Tree Plan. The City shall <br /> thereafter assume responsibility for the purchase, installation, and establishment of the street <br /> trees. <br /> 2. The fee for street trees shall be established by administrative order of the City <br /> Manager pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971. The applicant is not entitled to a <br /> refund of any portion of the fee, nor is the applicant required to pay any amount in addition to the <br /> one -time fee, based on the number of trees actually planted by the City. <br /> 3. The City will track lot development, negotiate species with new home owners, <br /> plant the new trees, and ensure they become established. The City will be responsible for the <br /> replacement of any trees that fail to survive the establishment period. <br /> R- 7.280 -H Foliage - Prohibitions, Trimming, Pruning, or Removal. <br /> 1. Prohibited Trees. In addition to the requirements of Section 7.280 of the Eugene <br /> Code, 1971 and these Rules, no person shall plant, or cause to be planted within the City, any <br /> species of tree within the right -of -way of a street, avenue, highway or alley, pedestrian right -of- <br /> way or pedestrian easement, which is not listed in or does not meet the matrix elements of the <br /> approved street tree species list attached as Appendix A hereto, unless planting of the proposed <br /> species is specifically authorized in writing by the City's Urban Forester. Any tree existing <br /> within a public right -of -way prior to September 5, 1996, shall be considered an approved tree. <br /> 2. Pruning or Removal. Except for EWEB when pruning is necessary to protect its <br /> lines or crews, no person shall prune a tree growing within the public right -of -way in a manner <br /> not in compliance with the standards set forth in Subsection 3 of this Section, which are designed <br /> to ensure trees are not pruned in a manner that causes damage to the tree or diminishes its health. <br /> 3. Tree Pruning Standards. <br /> 3.1 Tree pruning shall meet the ANSI A -300 pruning standards. <br /> 3.2 All tree work shall be performed following Oregon Safety and Health <br /> Administration regulations and following the ANSI Z -133.1 and the ANSI A -300. <br /> 3.3 Pruning shall be deemed necessary when such action is to: <br /> Administrative Order - 12 <br />