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D. After considering all relevant with the health, safety and general evidence, the Director shall issue a welfare of the community. written decision to preserve or remove B. The Director shall notify the the tree. applicant in writing of the determination E. The Director shall send a copy of giving the reason for the application's the written decision to the applicant and approval or denial. (Prior code neighboring property owners and 2-17.06) residents within three hundred feet (300') of the tree. 17.16.040 Appeal: F. Unless appealed, the decision of the A. The Director's decision may be Director shall become effective twenty appealed. Such appeal must be days after being issued. submitted in writing to the City Clerk G. The Director's decision may be within twenty days of the decision, shall appealed as provided in Section briefly state facts and the grounds of the 17.16.040. appeal and be signed by the appellant. B. Any appeal concerning property 17.16.030 Action by Director- with four or fewer residential units on Findings. the subject property, not concerning A. The Director shall issue a permit to new development, shall be heard by the remove a Heritage tree or trees if it is Heritage Tree Board of Appeals. All determined that one of the following other appeals shall be heard by the City conditions exists: Council. 1. The Heritage tree is in such a C. The City Clerk shall set a date for dangerous or hazardous condition as to hearing before the appropriate appellate threaten or endanger the safety of body and shall notify all interested people, structures, other property or parties. The Director shall submit a other Heritage trees; report to the appropriate appellate body, 2. The Heritage tree has a along with any departmental significant impact on the property; recommendations. 3. The Heritage tree is dead, dying or C. The appellate body shall conduct a diseased and good forestry practices hearing on the appeal. Following the cannot be reasonably undertaken to hearing of any such appeal, the appellate preserve the tree; or body may affirm, reverse or modify the 4. Where the Heritage tree in question action of the Director and may take any is not diseased or hazardous, the removal action thereon which would have been of the tree is consistent with the purpose authorized in the first instance. The and intent of this chapter and in keeping action of the appellate body on any -4-