NOTICE OF INTENDED AMENDMENT OF TREE REMOVAL AND <br />STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM FEE SCHEDULE; RATIFICATION <br />OF UNAMENDED FEES; AND REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER <br />N0.58-00-02-F. ' <br />To: The Mayor and City Councilors of the City of Eugene, and other interested persons. <br />NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.020, 6.330, and <br />7.280 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City Manager of the City of Eugene intends to amend the Tree <br />Removal and Street Tree Planting Program Fee Schedule to: (a) amend the "Replacement fee" <br />paragraph of the Tree Removal Fees Section and add a new provision to that section after "Appeal <br />Fee" for aCity-identified tree removal permit; (b) amend the Developer and City Planting Options <br />to replace the existing method of determining fees with a method of determining fees that is based <br />on linear footage of the development site abutting street right of way as follows: <br />TREE REMOVAL AND STREET TREE <br />PLANTING PROGRAM FEE SCHEDULE <br />(Effective , 2004) <br />[NOTE: New language is shown in bold italics, <br />TREE REMOVAL FEES: <br />Replacement fee: <br />The fee for replacement of a street tree or <br />other public tree shall be calculated using the <br />plant appraisal method established by the <br />Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers (if <br />the tree is illegally felled, this fee is in addition <br />to any other fees or fines that maybe imposed). <br />Minimum replacement fee shall be the current <br />cost to plant and establish a 2-inch caliper tree <br />for three years with initial structural pruning at <br />the end of the establishment period. <br />Current Fee Proposed Fee <br />City-identified tree removal permit fee: <br />No permit fee is required for a private party's <br />removal of a street tree that, because it is in ~ <br />poor health or presents a potential hazard, <br />has been identified by the City as a tree that <br />needs to be removed. None None <br />Notice - Exhibit A - 1 <br />