Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Foundations shall step over major roots
All foundations shall step over major roots.
- No grade change at base of trees
No difference in grade shall be allowed at the base of the trees.
- GradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. around existing trees
All grading around existing trees shall be done by hand.
- Cutting through woody roots
Cutting through woody roots shall not be allowed.
From the ordinance
Where healthy trees exist on a site, maximum effort shall be given for their retention.