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§175-5 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR A TREE PROTECTION AND MITIGATION PLAN An approved Tree Protection and Mitigation Plan is required before commencement of any applicable building activity. The Tree Protection and Mitigation Plan is intended to define the Tree Yard and the location(s) of Protected Trees within it and define how the method with which the property owner intends on mitigating for any Protected Trees that are proposed for removal. This Plan may be part of a landscape plan or a separate plan. All submitted plans must be drawn to a uniform scale (preferably F'= 10', 1" =20', or 1"=30') and shall be a minimum size of 11" x 17" (preferred) and a maximum size of 24" x 36", with 3/4" borders. Font sizes on plans should be no smaller than 1/8". All Tree Protection and Mitigation Plans shall be prepared, stamped, dated and signed by a Registered Land Surveyor. If a plan is submitted by a Registered Landscape Architect, the plan must also be stamped by a Registered Land Surveyor. At a minimum, the Tree Protection and Mitigation Plan shall include the following elements: a) Boundaries of the subject property, including all property lines, easements, and right-of- way of public and private ways; b) The location of all existing buildings, driveways, retaining walls and other improvements, with an indication of those features to be retained or removed/demolished; c) The location of all planned buildings, driveways, retaining walls and other improvements; d) The location of the Tree Yard for projects located in the subject zoning district; and e) The location, height, DBH, and species of all existing Protected Trees and all Protected Trees that were removed within 12 months prior to application with an indication of those Protected Trees to be removed and those to be retained, if applicable. §175-6 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED A. If Protected Trees are intended to be preserved, protected, and retained, the following elements must be added to the Plan: 1. The Critical Root Zone and Drip line shall be shown for all Protected Trees to be retained. (See Figure 1 above in definitions section). 2. Submitted plans shall specify the tree protection measures to be installed around the Critical Root Zone. 3. Prior to the commencement of construction, written documentation prepared, stamped, dated and signed by a Certified Arborist must be submitted to the Planning Department confirming the protection measures have been installed correctly and in accordance with any approved plans. 4. Projects that encroach within the CRZ require a maintenance plan which shall be submitted for such trees, prepared, stamped, dated and signed by a Certified Arborist; at a minimum, the maintenance plan shall identify the course of action that will be taken to maintain the tree in good health for a period of no less than 24 months from the date of Final Inspection or issuance of Certificate of Occupancy. B. If Protected Trees are intended to be removed and compensated for on -site by replanting new trees, the following additional elements must be added to the Plan: 1. The location, DBH, species, and planting schedule of trees to be replanted to mitigate the removal of a Protected Tree(s). New trees of one -half (0.5) inch DBH is needed to mitigate for each one -inch at breast height of Protected Trees proposed for removal. 12