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Ordinance No. 2216 Page 6 of 20 5. Manufactured homes shall also meet the standards in Section 17.08.180. 17.08.180 Standards—Manufactured homes. All new and replacement manufactured homes and additions to manufactured homes shall: A. Be elevated so that the lowest floor is at or above one (1) foot higher than the base flood elevation; and B. Be securely anchored to a permanent foundation system to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement. Chapter 17.16 TREE PRESERVATION 17.16.020 Permit—Procedure. A. Except as provided in Section 17.16.050 of this chapter, any person desiring to remove any heritage tree in the city shall make application to the director. Said application shall contain the number, species, size and location of heritage trees to be removed and a brief statement of the reason for removal as well as any other pertinent information the director may require. The permit, if granted, shall entitle the applicant to remove only those heritage trees designated by permit. B. With the express permission of the property owner, the director may visit the property to inspect the heritage tree or trees in question, and the surrounding area and shall ascertain the following: 1. The condition of the heritage tree with respect to disease, general health, damage, public nuisance (seasonal leaf drop and release of seed pods is not a public nuisance), danger of falling, proximity to existing or proposed structures, interference with utility service and whether or not the heritage tree acts as host for a plant which is parasitic to another species of tree which is in danger of being exterminated by the parasite; 2. Whether the tree has a significant impact on the property; 3. The necessity to remove any heritage tree in order to construct any proposed improvements to allow for the economic enjoyment of the property; 4. The number of existing trees in the neighborhood or area on improved property and the effect removal would have upon the public health, safety, general welfare of residents and upon the property value and beauty of the area; 5. The topography of the land upon which the heritage tree or trees are situated and the effect of removal thereof upon erosion, soil retention and diversion or flow of surface waters; 6. Good forestry practices, i.e., the number of healthy trees that a given parcel of land will support. C. The director may grant a permit for removal of heritage tree(s) if director determines the criteria of subsection B.1, 3, 4, 5 or 6, above, are satisfied. As a condition of granting a permit for removal, the director may require that the applicant: plant appropriate replacement tree(s); and irrigate for establishment of such tree(s). The director may require that the replacement tree(s) is climate adapted and may offer the