§ 8178-7.5.2. Zoning Clearance.

a.

A person may alter or remove a non-native or non-native invasive tree with a Zoning Clearance when such actions occur outside the bird breeding and nesting season (January 1 to September 15). Within the bird breeding and nesting season, tree removal may also occur in accordance with Section 8178-7.7.4.1.1, which allows tree removal if a bird survey is conducted and no nesting birds are found in the project area.

b.

Overhead Utility Lines. Alteration of a protected tree below or adjacent to public overhead lines located in State Responsibility Areas (as mapped by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), where the primary financial responsibility for preventing and suppressing wildland fires rests with the State and when necessary to maintain existing overhead lines. Alteration shall be the minimum necessary to provide safe fire clearance.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 6, 6-21-2016)