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in accordance with. Subsection 2 of -this Section: The City shall thereafter assume responsibility <br />for the purchase, installation, and establishment of the street 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. . <br />3. The Ciry will track lot development, negotiate species with new home owners, plant <br />the new trees, and ensure they become established.. The City will be responsible for replacement <br />" of any trees that fail to survive the establishment period. <br />R=7.280-G . Foliage -Prohibitions, Trimming, Pruning, or Removal. <br /> <br />1. Prohibited Trees., In addition toahe requirements of Section 7.280 of the Eugene <br />.Code, 1971 and these Rules for development that involves the creation of a street, no person shall <br />plant, or cause to be planted within the City, any species of tree within the right-of--way of a <br />street,. avenue, highway or alley, pedestrian"right-of--way or pedestrian easement; .which is .not <br />listed in the approved-street tree species list attached as Appendix A hereto, unless planting of the <br />proposed species is specifically authorized in writing by the City's Urban Forester. Any tree <br />existing within a public right-of--way prior to September 5, 1996, shall be considered an approved, <br />tree. ._ <br />_ 2. Trimming, Pruning, -or Removal. Except for EWEB when trimming or pruning <br />is necessary to protect its lines or crews, :no .person shall trim or prune a tree growing within the <br />public right-of-way in a manner not in compliance. with the standards set forth in Subsection 3 of <br />this Section, which•are designed to ensure trees are not trimmed or pruned in a manner, that causes <br />damage to the tree or diminishes its health.. _ " <br />3. Tree Pruning Standards. <br />` 3.1 All trees shall be pruned according to the .guidelines published by the <br />International Society of Arboriculture current edition or the pruning. standards and <br />specifications of the National Arborist Association current edition unless modified herein. <br />3.2 All tree work'shall be performed following Oregon Safety and Health <br />Administration regulations and following the- American National Standards Institute, <br />A.N.S.I. 2133.1, 300, or current version. <br />3.3 Pruning shall be deemed necessary when such action is to: <br />3.3.1 Correct structural problems, remove deadwood and decayed parts, <br />_ 3.3.2 Enhance the tree's natural beauty and develop its natural shape, <br />Administrative Order - 19 <br />