21.64.260

Other

• Landmark oak protection24 inches diameter at 2 ft above ground

  No landmark oak tree shall be removed in any area except as may be approved by the Director of Planning. Landmark oak trees are those trees which are twenty-four (24) inches or more in diameter when measured two feet above the ground, or trees which are visually significant, historically significant, or exemplary of their species.

• Tree removal permit required

  No person shall do, cause, permit, aid, abet, suffer or furnish equipment or labor to remove, cut down or trim more than one-third of the green foliage of, poison or otherwise kill or destroy any tree as specified in this Section until a tree removal permit for the project has first been obtained.

• Protected tree species and size6 inches diameter at 2 ft above ground

  No oak or madrone tree six inches or more in diameter two feet above ground level shall be removed in the North County Area Plan or Toro Area Plan areas without approval. No oak, madrone or redwood tree six inches or more in diameter two feet above ground level shall be removed in the Carmel Valley Master Plan area. No native tree six inches or more in diameter two feet above ground level shall be removed in the Cachagua Area Plan area.

• Replacement ratio1 tree per tree removed

  As a consideration of the granting of a permit, the applicant shall be required to relocate or replace each removed protected tree on a one-to-one ratio.