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areas. The critical root zone is the area surrounding a tree trunk, having a radius of 18 inches times <br />the diameter breast height of the tree trunk. A calculation of the percentage of the critical root zone <br />impacted by the proposed activity may be required for each street tree impacted. <br />If the work zone or portions thereof are outside the public right-of--way but within a public utility <br />easement, the plans shall show any locations where the work zone falls within or is directly adjacent <br />to natural resource protection areas (e.g. wetlands, rare plant areas, conservation zones, individual <br />trees designated for protection, etc.). <br />Z.D.3 Review. <br />Before each permit is issued, the applicant's plans are evaluated by designated City staffwho will <br />research the location and size of all known City-owned facilities that have records on file (e.g. <br />stormwater and wastewater, telecommunications, curbs, etc.), and draft the facility location on each <br />set of the plans provided by the pennittee. Staff will also evaluate, for conflicts with location and <br />grade, the permittee's proposed facility installation in relation to planned future City facility <br />placements. Staff have the responsibility of reviewing applications for completeness, determining <br />if an associated erosion permit or urban forestry review is required, and entering the permit <br />information into the computer plan tracking program. <br />If after initial review of the application the plans are found to be unclear, incomplete, or inaccurate, <br />the application and plans will be returned to the applicant for correction and re-submittal. <br />Staff of the Maintenance Planning Section perform the final review of a permit application. Staff <br />will evaluate proposed utility line construction techniques, their proposed location upon, above, or <br />below the public way, and proximity to existing and proposed City owned facilities. The objectives <br />of this evaluation are to determine conformance to policies and standards affecting work within the <br />public way, and to prevent or minimize interruption of services to the public due to a permittee <br />unknowingly excavating and damaging City infrastructure. <br />The Inspector will perform a field review of the area for the proposed work. Special note will be <br />made of any unusual or unique conditions observed in the field. Specific items to note shall include: <br />Landscaping -Street and planting strip beautification is an area of great concern to the <br />Inspector. Any existing special landscaping will be documented. Upon completion of the <br />proposed work, the landscaping shall be returned to a condition as near as possible to, if not <br />better than that which existed before such work began. <br />Trees -Overhead work may conflict with a tree's branches, and underground work with the <br />tree's roots. Trees are a valuable City resource and every effort shall be taken to avoid any <br />damage to a tree. Staff from the Urban Forester's office shall be notified and requested to <br />comment whenever the proposed work zone falls within the critical root zone of a street tree. <br />Utility & R/W Permit Manual <br />Exhibit A - 14 <br />C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\OT KB202\03rowrlexa.wpd -Manual (03ROWR 1).WPD(11/07/03) <br />