Section 12.04.215
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Habitat restoration ratio for removed vegetation3 ratio
The restoration shall represent a three-to-one (3:1) ratio of habitat restored to habitat lost.
- Landmark grove canopy closure33 pct
Landmark Groves means hardwood tree groves with thirty-three-plus percent (33+%) canopy closure.
- Landmark tree size (oak)36 inches
Landmark Trees means any oak (Quercus species) thirty-six (36) or more inches at diameter breast height.
- Tree removal permit required near Nevada City
No person, firm or corporation shall remove or cause to be removed any tree located outside a Timberland Preserve Zone (TPZ) and within the Nevada City Sphere of Influence... without first obtaining a tree removal permit from the Planning Director.
- Tree replacement ratio (inch for inch)
Defined trees that must be removed shall be replaced on an inch for an inch replacement of the removed tree(s).
From the ordinance
Projects shall be approved only when they do not remove or disturb defined trees or groves, unless a Management Plan is prepared... Defined trees that must be removed shall be replaced on an inch for an inch replacement of the removed tree(s).