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• • • • • access around proposed buildings for construction equipment ,, the need for access to the Lot or building site for construction equipment , and the need to account for essential grade changes , • surface water drainage and utility installations ;. ( d) Necessity to observe. good foresty practices , i .e . , the number of healthy trees that a given parcel of Land will support ; and ( e) Necessity to remove trees which may pose a safety hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic or threaten to cause disruption of public services . :v- 3—sib-3 . .ate i ye M,a3sts des During the development and construction of a subdivision or any Lot therein , adequate protective measures shall be provided to minimize damage to existing trees and other vegetation . Protective devices such as •a cord fence with strips of surveyor ' s flagging attached shall be installed prior to any grading , construction work or traffic taking place near trees to be retained , and shall be maintained until all work has been completed . Such devices shalt effectively protect the roots , trunks and tops of trees to be retained . Grading shalt not take place within the drip Line of trees to be retained . Where grading within a tree drip Line cannot be avoided , the following measures shall be used to maintain the life of trees : ( a ) Limit cuts and fills to one—fourth (1 /4) to one— half (1/2) of the area within the drip Line of a tree ; (b ) Avoid cuts and fills around the entire circumference of the tree ; ( c ) Root prune a tree several months prior to any cuts within the drip Line ; (d) Prune tree Limbs in an amount which reflects the area of the roots severed , but in no case allow pruning to exceed thirty percent (30%) of the limb area . Fertilize and water the undisturbed site of the tree ; ( e) Where cuts have Left roots exposed to the air , cut roots clean and paint Promptly with a tree paint ; and •