Sec. 37-11. Conditions of Removal/Mitigation Measures.
If it is determined after inspection of the property by the City Forester, Community Development Department, or Appeals Hearing Board that the adverse effects of tree removal can be mitigated, conditions may be imposed on the removal based on, but not limited to, one or more of the following standards:
A. No Replacement Tree.Applications approved by the City Forester based on the determination that the tree(s) should be removed to relieve overcrowding and removal will improve the health and vigor of adjacent trees shall not require replacement.
B. One Replacement Tree.Applications approved by the City Forester based on the determination that the tree(s) should be removed for reasons of health, safety, proximity to existing structures, walkways and/or traffic areas, or by the condition of the tree as a host to a plant or insect or disease which endangers other adjacent healthy trees, and where the impact cannot be mitigated without removal, shall require replacement at a ratio of one replacement for each removal in a size and species selected by the City Forester. The replacement tree shall be planted preferably on site.
C. Up to Three Replacement Trees.Applications approved by the Community Development Department or by the Appeals Hearing Board upon appeal or referral from the City Forester, or as part of a concurrent development application, shall be subject to conditions that require up to three replacement trees for each removal, in a size and species selected by the City Forester. The replacement trees shall be planted preferably on site.
D. Payment in Lieu of Replacement.As an alternative to on-site planting, an applicant may request to submit payment to the City of Monterey of costs equivalent to the value of the removed tree(s) or the cost of the numbers of replacement tree(s) as determined by City Council resolution. The value of the tree(s) shall be established and conform to standards adopted by City Council resolution. The payment shall be used to plant additional trees off site in a location approved by the City Forester.
E. Payment in Lieu of Maintenance.Requiring payment to the City of Monterey equivalent to the cost of two years’ maintenance by City of the removed tree(s), said payment to be used to fund the maintenance of additional trees planted off site.
F. Maintenance and Care Program.Requiring an objectively observable maintenance and care program to be initiated to insure the continued health and care of other trees on the property.
G. Replacement Tree Maintenance.All trees required to be planted on site as replacement trees shall be required to be maintained and replaced if they do not survive or they are removed. (Ord. 3611 § 3, 2020; Ord. 3424 §§ 1, 13, 2009)