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24.a. A tree replacement plan shall be submitted for Planning Commission approval as part of its review of the tentative map. The number of trees to be covered by the replacement plan shall be reduced by the number of trees that will replaced as a consequence of requirements placed on lot purchasers as determined by the Planning Commission in its review of materials provided with the tentative map. The installation of the trees shall be completed prior to final acceptance of tract improvements or at such time water is available to the site for the purposes of irrigation. A temporary irrigation system will be required to be installed for a period of three years to ensure success. Any replacement tree losses shall be replaced in kind. The tree replacement plan shall comply with the following requirements: 1) native trees shall be planted on the site at a six-to-one replacement ratio for each tree over six-inches in diameter that is removed; and 2) replacement trees shall range in size from five-gallon (20 percent), 15-gallon (60 percent), and 24-inch box (20 percent). 25. The project developer shall submit the subdivision improvement plans to Joseph McNeil, consulting arborist, for review in order to determine that site-specific measures required to preserve the existing trees designated for preservation during construction are being implemented with the plans. The consultant's comments shall be submitted to the Planning Director and to the City's Landscape Architect and shall be incorporated onto the final improvement plans prior to issuance of a grading, on-site, and/or building permits. 26. No trees shall be removed other than those specifically designated for removal in the final tree report approved by the City Council. The project developer shall post cash, letter of credit, or other security satisfactory to the Planning Director in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each tree required to be preserved, up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). This cash bond or security shall be retained for one year following completion of subdivision improvements and shall be forfeited if the trees are removed, destroyed, or disfigured. For trees that are removed, destroyed, or disfigured during construction, the applicant shall pay a fine in the amount equal to the appraised value of the subject tree. If the fine based on the appraised value of the tree(s) exceeds the bond amount, the applicant shall pay the difference between the bond and the appraised value of the subject tree(s). 27. No trees shall be removed for aesthetic reasons unless it is dead, poses a safety hazard, or improves the health of the woodland, as determined by the City Landscape Architect. 28. Prior to construction, temporary six-foot tall chain link fencing or other fence type acceptable to the Planning Director shall be installed around the existing trees to be saved. The final location of said fencing shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Director. Fencing shall remain in place until final inspection by the Planning Department; removal of said fencing prior to that time may result in a "stop work" order. In addition, the following tree preservation methods shall be followed for the existing trees to be preserved: