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Ordinance No. 2288 Page 8 of 12 location of trunk and dripline, size, health and species of all trees that will be affected by the new development on the property with a special notation of those classified as a Protected Tree; 2. Depending on the scope of the development, the Director may require the Applicant to provide an arborist report that includes all trees that may be affected by the new development by an Approved Consulting Arborist. a. The arborist report, based on the findings of the tree survey plan and other necessary information, shall be used to determine the health of existing trees, the effects of the proposed development upon the trees, recommendations for any special precautions necessary for their preservation and shall also indicate which trees are proposed for removal. b. The Director shall require that the arborist report include an appraisal of the condition and replacement value of all trees affected by the development. The appraisal of each tree shall recognize the location of the tree in the proposed development. The appraisal shall be performed in accordance with the current edition of the "Guide for Plant Appraisal"under the auspices of the International Society of Arboriculture. The appraisal shall be performed at the Applicant's expense, and the appraiser shall be completed by an Approved Consulting Arborist. c. The tree survey plan and arborist report shall be included in the plan submittal, at which stage the Director will comment on which trees are recommended for preservation using the same standards set forth in Section 17.16.020 of this chapter. This report shall be made part of the plan set provided to the City reviewing body upon its consideration of the application for new property development; 3. The city reviewing body shall endeavor to preserve all trees recommended for preservation in the arborist report. The City reviewing body may determine that additional trees shall be preserved or that any of the trees recommended for preservation should be removed, if there is sufficient evidence in the report, or based on a site visit, that the preservation of the tree(s) would significantly preclude reasonable development of the property or effectively remove said tree(s); a. If trees are approved for removal, mitigation may include but is not limited to: (i) replacement planting with particular tree species, sizes, and numbers; (ii)payment towards the City's urban forestry fund suitable for the appraised value of all trees removed from the site less the cost of installed trees, as reasonably determined by the Director. 4. Approval of final site or landscape plans by the appropriate city reviewing body indicating which trees are to be removed shall constitute the approval and permit for the purpose of this chapter.