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Page 10 54. ROAD FRONTAGE LANDSCAPE: The applicant shall provide planting, including street trees, and irrigation and shall be responsible for maintaining the landscape area along the project frontage on Hopyard Road and South Valley Trails Drive. Improvements shall require approval by the City Landscape Architect. Trails 55. PLEASANTON CANAL TRAIL: The development shall include an ADA accessible connection to the Pleasanton Canal Trail and shall remove and replace the existing gate for the trail adjacent to Hopyard to provide a new pedestrian friendly gate/access per City of Pleasanton and Zone 7 requirements. Project Specific Condition Trees 56. TREE REPORT: The applicant shall comply with the recommendations of the tree report prepared by Carol Randisi with Buena Vista Tree Service, dated May 2023. No tree trimming or pruning other than that specified in the tree report shall occur. The applicant shall arrange for the Project Arborist to conduct a field inspection prior to building permit issuance to ensure all recommendations have been properly implemented. The Project Arborist shall certify in writing all recommendations have been followed. Project Specific Condition 57. TREE REMOVAL MITIGATION: Any trees approved to be removed by the City shall have its full value paid into the City’s Urban Forestry Fund. A credit for replanting trees shall be as follows: a. $250 credit for a 15-gallon size replacement tree; b. $500 credit for a 24-inch box size replacement tree; and c. $1,000 credit for a 36-inch box size replacement tree. Project Specific Condition 58. TREE BOND: Any tree affected by development/construction must be protected per the Municipal Code. The applicant shall post cash, letter of credit, or other security satisfactory to the Director of Engineering/City Engineer, for all Heritage Trees and any other significant tree as deemed by the City Landscape Architect. This bond or security will be for the value of the tree(s), up to a maximum of $100,000, and shall be held for a minimum of 1 year following acceptance of public improvements or completion of construction, whichever is later, and shall be forfeited if the trees are destroyed or substantially damaged. An arborist shall be onsite during any tree work (i.e. root pruning, trimming, setting up tree protection, etc.). The bond or security may be released early with a certification letter by the arborist confirming he/she was present during said tree work and work was performed in accordance with the arborist’s recommendations. 59. TREE DISPOSITION PLAN: Provide a tree disposition plan that shows trees to remain, trees to be removed, the value of each tree, the total value of the trees to remain and be protected, and the total value of trees to be removed. The plan shall also include the tree protection recommendations from the arborist report. Project Specific Condition 60. ROOT CUTTING: The applicant shall comply with the following tree root cutting requirements: