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Director. The City reviewing body may development. The report shall note the determine that any of the trees trees' health in relation to the initially recommended for preservation should be reported condition of the trees and shall removed, if there is evidence submitted note any changes in the trees' numbers to it, that due to special site grading or or physical conditions. The applicant other unusual characteristics associated will then be responsible for the loss of with the property, the preservation of the any tree not previously approved for tree(s) would significantly preclude removal. For trees which are not feasible development of the property; Heritage trees which were removed, the 5. Approval of final site or landscape developer shall pay a fine in the amount plans by the appropriate City reviewing equal to the appraised value of the body indicating which trees are to be subject tree. For Heritage trees which removed shall constitute the approval were removed, the developer shall pay a and permit for the purpose of this fine in the amount of or the appraised chapter; and value of such tree. The applicant shall 6. Prior to issuance of a grading or remain responsible for the health and building permit, the applicant shall secure survival of all trees within the an appraisal of the condition and development for a period of one year replacement value of all trees included in following acceptance of the public the tree report affected by the improvements of the development. development which are required to C. Prior to the issuance of any permit remain within the development. The allowing construction to begin, the appraisal of each tree shall recognize the applicant shall post cash, bond or other location of the tree in the proposed security satisfactory to the Director, in development. The appraisal shall be the penal sum of five thousand dollars performed in accordance with the current for each tree required to be preserved, edition of the "Guide for Plant Appraisal" or twenty-five thousand dollars, under the auspices of the International whichever is less. The cash, bond or Society of Arboriculture. The appraisal other security shall be retained for a shall be performed at the applicant's period of one year following acceptance expense, and the appraiser shall be of the public improvements for the subject to the Director's approval. development and shall be forfeited in an B. Prior to acceptance of subdivision amount equal to five thousand dollars improvements, the developer shall submit per tree as a civil penalty in the event to the Director a final tree report to be that a tree or trees required to be performed by a certified or consulting preserved are removed, destroyed or arborist. This report shall consider all disfigured. trees that were to remain within the -6-