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(d) To review and report on tree preservation/removal plans and other landscaping plans to the Architectural Review Board; to conduct site inspections, when necessary, prior to such administrative review and permit approval; and to deliver reports, advice and recommendations to administrative bodies consistent with the standards imposed herein. (e) To plant, monitor and remove trees on City -owned property and to monitor the maintenance of trees around utility lines. To survey and appraise the condition of trees located on City -owned property and public rights of way. To notify contiguous property owners prior to the removal or planting of any tree within the municipal right of way. 950.03 TREE PRESERVATION/REMOVAL PERMITS REQUIRED; PROCEDURE; FEES. (a) No person shall plant or remove any public, commercial or multi -family residential tree in a treelawn or other public, commercial or multi -family residential place without first procuring a tree preservation/removal permit from the City Forester. As a condition of issuing such permit, the City Forester shall first require that the person receiving the permit shall abide by arboricultural specification and standards of practice generally accepted by the arboricultural trade, and follow all the requirements set forth herein. (b) No person shall make any excavation, place any fill, compact soil, or construct any building, structure, street, sidewalk, driveway, pavement or public utility within the dripline of any public, commercial or multi -family residential tree without first obtaining a tree preservation/removal permit for such work. As condition of issuing such permit, the City Forester shall require that the work be done in accordance with such generally accepted arboricultural methods as may be necessary to protect the vitality of such trees, and follow all the requirements set forth herein. (c) Application for tree preservation/removal permits shall be made at the office of the City Forester no less than five days in advance of the time the work is to be done. In case of emergency, involving an immediate threat to the public safety, the City Forester may waive this requirement. The applicant shall file a tree preservation/removal plan, together with or incorporated into any other landscaping plan, which plan shall identify all existing trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of four inches (4") or greater, together with the location of any existing, substantial bushes, hedgerows and shrubs, as well as any existing natural growth, and then designate any and all such trees, plant materials or other areas of natural growth to be preserved or removed in conjunction with the development, while simultaneously describing all new trees and other plant materials to be installed. Except for new plantings of trees on existing developments, there shall be a nonrefundable permit fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) for multi -family residential and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for commercial, as may be amended based upon the schedule of fees as determined by Council, from time to time. The fee assessed shall be reflective of the administrative costs incurred by the City in relation to the City Forester's role in review of plans, inspection of site conditions and reports generated for public meetings. 2