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13 <br /> area; front, side and rear yard setback areas: and Lana-- <br /> Use Buffers as required by this Ordinance. It ng side <br /> and/or rear setbacks are required, the Primary ITILftg <br /> Protection Area shall be ten (10) feet in width. <br /> ihl • Secondary Tree Protection Area., Any portion gt 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 /> Plannina Director shall determine when such, hardships exist <br /> and mAy designate areas that may be exempt, from tree <br /> Protection and may approve, replacement of trees removed from <br /> such areas. The Planning Director mAy approve the planting <br /> new trees if one or more of the following exists:_ <br /> (a) Necessity to remove trees in order to survey existing <br /> andior proposed property lines and easements; <br /> (b) Necessity to remove, diseased trees or trees weakened by <br /> age, storm, fire, or other injury; <br /> (c) Necessity to remove trees in order to construct proposed, <br /> improvements, as a result of the need for access of <br /> construction equipment around proposed buildings, the <br /> need for construction access to the lot, and the need to <br /> alter the existing grade of the site or to install, <br /> utilities and/or drainage, structures; and <br /> id). Necessity to observe good forestry practices„, i.e. , the <br /> number of healthy, trees that a given parcel of land 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, adequate, protective measures <br /> shall be provided to minimize damage, to existing trees and <br /> other vegetation. Protective devices, such, as a wooden or rope <br /> fence with strips of surveyor's flagging attached, shall be, <br /> installed prior to Any arading, construction traffic or <br /> activity taking place near trees to be retained. Such <br /> protective devices shall effectively, protect the roots, <br /> trunks, and tops of trees to be retained and shall be <br /> maintained until all work has been completed. <br /> Construction traffic, storage, of vehicles, and materials, and <br /> grading shall not take, place within the drip line of trees to <br /> be retained. Construction access, to a site should occur where <br />