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Ordinance No. 2288 Page 2 of 12 Exhibit A Chapter 17.16 TREE PRESERVATION • 17.16.003 Purpose and intent. • 17.16.006 Definitions. • 17.16.010 Permit—Required. • 17.16.020 Permit—Procedure. • 17.16.040 Appeals. • 17.16.045 Protected Tree Board of Appeals. • 17.16.050 New property development. • 17.16.060 Emergency action. • 17.16.065 Special Condition Permit. • 17.16.070 Protection of existing trees. • 17.16.080 Pruning and maintenance. • 17.16.090 Public utilities. • 17.16.100 Insurance requirements. • 17.16.110 Penalties. • 17.16.120 Additional provisions. 17.16.003 Purpose and intent. The City recognizes that preservation of trees enhances the natural scenic beauty, sustains the long- term potential increase in property values which encourages quality development, maintains the ecology, moderates the effect of extreme temperatures,prevents the erosion of topsoil, helps create an identity and quality, which enhances the attractiveness of the city to visitors, and increases the oxygen output of the area which is needed to combat air pollution. For these reasons the city council finds that to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the city while at the same time recognizing individual rights to develop and maintain private property in a manner which will not be prejudicial to the public interest, it is necessary to enact regulations prescribing the removal and preservation of trees within the city. The City also recognizes that under certain circumstances protected trees may be removed. Those circumstances generally include: where protected trees are dangerous; are dead or diseased; are so situated on undeveloped land that their preservation would preclude reasonable development; are so abundant their removal would not destroy the area's natural beauty or ecology or cause erosion on the property. It is the intent of this chapter to preserve as many trees as possible throughout the city through staff review and the development review process. 17.16.006 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms used in this chapter are defined as follows: A. "Protected Tree" means a tree of any species or origin which meets any of the following: For native species: