§ 18-39. Tree relocation or replacement requirements.

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Pursuant to an application for a tree permit, the applicant is encouraged and allowed, where practical, to relocate a tree to an appropriate new location on the site. The relocation of a tree shall be performed in accordance with accepted forestry practices after evaluating the species, size, quality, and number of trees.

An applicant may be required to replace a tree being removed with another tree to be located elsewhere on the site. All replacement trees shall be of a type that will attain an overall height at maturity of at least 15 feet and a DBH of at least four inches, and shall be a minimum of eight feet in overall height with a DBH of two inches when planted.

All replacement trees must be indigenous to the State of Florida and selected from the list of "Official Tree Species for Wildwood, Florida" as described in this article.

(Ord. No. 594, § 21, 4-14-08)

                    
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