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2 <br /> area; front, side and rear yard setback areas:, and Land143 <br /> Use Buffers as required by this Ordinance. If no side <br /> and/or rear setbacks.' are required, the Primary Tree <br /> Protection Area' shall be ten (10) feet 12.width. <br /> (b) Secondary Tree Protection Area. Any hgrtign of a lot <br /> not included within the Primary Tree Protection Area. <br /> 12.2.3 Exceptions <br /> Upon site plan approval trees may be removed, only ,from <br /> designated vehicular surface, areas and utility and/or storm <br /> water drainage easements. <br /> In cases where retention, of existing trees would. create <br /> unusual hardship or development, problems in building sites, <br /> recreation/open space, setback and/or buffer areas, the <br /> Planning Director shall determine when such hardships exist <br /> and may designate areas that may be exempt from tr&A <br /> protection and may approve replacement of trees removed from <br /> such areas. The Planning Director, may approve the planting of <br /> new trees 'j . or, more of the following exists: <br /> • <br /> (a) Necessity to remove trees j , to survey existing <br /> and/or proposed property lines and easements; • <br /> /121 Necessity to remove diseased trees 2r trees, weakened hy <br /> ace, storm, fire, or other iniuryl <br /> / 1 Necessity, to remove trees in order to construct proposed <br /> improvements. al a result p . need foy acsals of <br /> construction equipment around proposed, buildings. lila <br /> • need for construction access to the lot, and the, need t.2 <br /> alter the existing grade of the site or to install <br /> utilities and/or, drainage structures; and <br /> •/ 1 Necessity to observe good forestry practices, i.e. , th_q <br /> . number of healthy, trees that a given parcel g . will <br /> support. <br /> All applicable exceptions to tree protection must be listed <br /> on the required landscape, plan., <br /> 12.2.4. Protective Measures <br /> During construction activities, adecuate protective mAAAnnAl <br /> shall be provided to minimize damage to existing trees and <br /> other vecetation. Protective devices such as a wooden gm rope <br /> fence with strips 2f surveyor's flagainq attached shall hp. <br /> installed prior to any cradinc, construction =Ilia .OK <br /> activity takina plege near trees to be retained. Such <br /> protective devices shall effectively prgtagt hft roots,, <br /> trunks, and tops of trees to be retained, and shall hp <br /> maintained until all work has been 22m2lAtmilu <br /> Construction traffic. storage, 2f yAn121AA And MAnAKIA114. And <br /> grading shall not .take mlaga within the drip lina Q . to <br /> be retained. Construction access to a gitft should g2gar where <br />