Novato, California · General provision

19.39.040

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
All proposed development and new land uses on properties with native tree, forest or woodland resources, as determined by the Director.

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Minimum contiguous patch retention25 pct

    A minimum of 25 percent of retained native trees shall be in contiguous patches of undisturbed functional forest/canopy as wildlife preserve

  • Minimum tree mitigation ratio3 ratio

    Mitigation/replacement ratios shall be determined through analysis of the likelihood of successful replanting ... but shall be (dependent upon species, as determined by the Review Authority) not less than 3:1.

  • Minimum native tree retention75 pct

    A minimum of 75 percent of existing native trees shall be retained, with optimal and sustainable levels of vegetation age and species diversity.

From the ordinance

A minimum of 75 percent of existing native trees shall be retained, with optimal and sustainable levels of vegetation age and species diversity.
19.39.040