New Search
all of the following criteria: <br />(1) Oregon Department of Forestry guidelines; <br />(2) Compatibility with generally accepted principles of horticulture, <br />silvaculture, ecology and landscape architecture; <br />(3) Adequacy of the proposal, if any, to plant vegetation to mitigate <br />environmental effects of the removal of the trees to be felled; <br />(4) The effect the tree removal will have on the environmental <br />quality of the area, including scenic and wildlife habitat values; and <br />(5) The topography of the land and the effect of the fdlling on <br />erosion, soil retention, stability of earth, flow and character of surface waters <br />and .steams, and protection of nearby trees and windbreaks. <br />(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this subparagraph, no <br />.motorized vehicles, other than vehicles with rubber tires shall be used to <br />remove trees from a lot, nor shall a road be constructed as part of any logging <br />permit. <br />(7) An exception to the criteria of subsection (6) of this <br />.subparagraph may be granted by the City if the applicant can demonstrate to <br />the satisfaction of the City that wooded areas along ridgelines and hilltops <br />would be retained for their scenic and wildlife habitat values, and wooded <br />areas along property lines would be retained to provide buffers from adjacent <br />properties. <br />(c) In addition to compliance with the criteria in subsections (a) and (b) <br />of this section, in the event a plot plan for full development of the property has not <br />been approved, the proposed .tree felling must also be in compliance with all of the <br />following criteria: <br />(1) The felling must be consistent with preservation of the site's <br />.future development potential and preservation of important natural values as <br />prescribed in the Metro Plan and the Eugene Code, 1971; <br />(2) Wooded areas associated with natural drainageways and water <br />areas shall be retained to preserve riparian habitat and to minimize erosion; <br />(3) Wooded areas that will likely provide an attractive on-site <br />amenity to occupants of future developments shall be_ retained; <br />Proposed Administrative Rule R-6.305 - 4 o~os,9a <br />