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ORDINANCE N0. 70-42 BY: MR. LEECH r- AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DESTRUCTION AND REMOVAL OF TREES WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF HAYFIELD WHEREAS, the destruction and removal of large numbers of trees growing on „' ~ premises in the Village of Mayfield is likely to result in undue erosion of the soil, dust, pollution of the atmosphere, interference with the natural water supply, drainage problems, loss of oxygen, and unsightly and blighted areas, and depressing ,of the value of other property in the community. ;~, ~ NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the Council of the Village of Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, that: ' Section 1. No person, firm, association or corporation shall, in any one ;calendar year, remove or destroy or cause to remove or destroy, by cutting, burning, bulldozing, or any other means, more than 25 trees having a trunk diameter of 9 '~ cinches or more at distance of 14 inches above the ground level on any lot or parcel r` ~o£ land within the Village of Mayfield without first filing an application for a ;~ ;permit for such purpose with the Village Engineer and the Building Inspector. Section 2. Said application shall set forth the name and address of each owner, lessee and person in possession of the lot or parcel upon which said trees 'are situated; the name and address of each person who shall be engaged in the destruction or removal of said tree; the statement as to whether such work will be iperformed under a written or oral agreement or contract, together with a copy of the written agreement or contract or a statement of the essential terms of the oral agreement or contract; a statement of the kind, number and dimensions of the trees jto be removed; and a legal description of each lot or parcel, or in lieu thereof, a !description of sufficient detail so that such lot or parcel may be readily located !on the plat map of the Village. Section-3. Said application shall be forwarded to the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Mayfield by the Village Engineer and Building Inspector, together with their report and recommendations thereon. Section 4. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall set a date for hearing on rJ 'said application and shall notify the applicant and any other persons whom the Board deems to have an interest in the matter. The Zoning Board of Appeals, after ~~ considering the evidence, shall determine whether a permit shall be granted and F may attach to the granting of the permit such conditions as it deems necessary to promote the public welfare. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall not grant the permit (gyp; .if it finds that such removal or destruction of trees is reasonably likely to cause ,~• soil erosion, result in pollution or an unreasonably large loss of oxygen, inter- , ference with drainage and the natural supply of water, or that it will result in an unsightly and blighted condition, or will depress property values in the Village. ~~~ In no event shall the permit allow the removal or destruction of trees as described ,- in Section 1 of this Ordinance prior-to the time of approval of the preliminary plan '•r of anew subdivision, or if no new subdivision is to be created, prior to the time of ' the approval of the development plan or the issuing of a building permit for ~j construction on said premises. :~ ~+ rJ