16.12.060 Provisions for routine property maintenance.

A. Review Criteria. The Director shall review the application and approve the permit, with or without conditions as soon as possible but not to exceed twenty-one days of a completed application, provided that the application demonstrates compliance with the following criteria:

1. The proposal is consistent with the purposes of this chapter set forth in Section 16.12.010;

2. The proposal is consistent with the tree removal and replacement requirements of Section 16.12.080;

3. The proposal will not likely result in harm to flora or fauna species, including but not limited to eagles, other raptors, pileated woodpeckers and band tailed pigeons; nor to those species listed as state endangered, threatened, sensitive, and candidate species and priority habitats, as identified by the State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Ord. 03-425 (part), 2003)

B. Maximum Tree Removal and Tree Replacement Requirements. Table 1 lists the total number of trees that may be removed in any one year and the number of removed trees that are subject to the replacement provisions of Section 16.12.080 for each zone district.

Table 1

Maximum Number of Removed Trees and
Replacement Requirements per Zone District

A.	B.	C.	D.
Zone District	Maximum # of Trees that may be Removed/Year*	Required Replacement Trees	Maximum # of Trees that may be Removed in Setback Areas/Year
UR	Two	One	One
R-14.5	Two	One	One
R-43	Four	Two	Two
R-87	Six	Three	Three

* Notes:

a. The number of trees in column B. also includes trees in setback areas listed in column D.

b. Replacement trees shall be a number that equals at least fifty percent of the number of trees removed per year. Where fifty percent equals less than a whole number, the replacement trees shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

c. Parcels in the UR, R-14.5 and R-43 zone districts that are at least one hundred percent greater in size than the minimum lot size of the zone district in which the parcel is located, may increase the number of trees that can be removed and shall be replaced. The specific number of removed and replaced trees shall correspond to the quantities listed in Table 1 for the zone district with the minimum lot area that most closely approximates the subject parcel’s lot size. The calculation of parcel area shall not include land areas devoted to wetlands, steep slopes, stream corridors and associated buffers.

C. Exemption from Tree Replacement. Trees that have been determined by the Director to create a hazardous condition are exempt from tree replacement. (Ord. 03-425 (part), 2003)