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1. All exotic vegetation, including Brazilian peppers and Australian pines, located along
the south and east property lines shall be :removed within 90 days of the issuanceof
this:permit. Precautionary measures shall be utilized to ensure that existing native
vegetation in this area is not impacted or harmed.
2. Landscaping buffers shall be provided along the south and east property .lines as
follows:
a. A native hedge shall be installed so as to forma continuous visual buffer.
The plant material shall be an appropriate drought tolerant species, such as
native green/silver button wood, cocoplum, or seagrapes. The hedge material
shall measure 24 inches tall at the time of planting and be maintained at 4 ft.
tall in perpetuity. This material shall be irrigated for a period of three.(3).
months or until. it is established in order to ensure its survival.
b. One (1) native shade tree every 30 linear feet shall be. installed. Existing trees
such as oaks can be utilized to meet a portion of this requirement. Trees shall
be an appropriate drought tolerant species, such as. live, oak, scrub .oaks,
sand pine, or slash pines. Trees shall measure I twelve feet. (12) in height and
two and one-half inches diameter at breast height (2.5" dbh) at the time of
planting and be maintained at 4 ft. tall in perpetuity Trees shall. not be planted
so. as to interfere with the overhead power lines as they grow:
c. All plant materials shall be irrigated for a period of three (3).'months or until it
is established in" -order- to ensure its survival.
d. Landscape buffers shallbe compled within 120 days of the issuance of this
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General Conditions, of Issuance:
The following minimum standards.for vegetation protecto shall be applied to areas of
vegetation designated to be preserved (Land Development Code Section 6.00.05,C).
• Vegetation protection barricades shall be placed at a minimum distance of either ten
(10) feet from the edge of groups of protected vegetation or from the radius of the
dripline from all protected trees, whichever is greater in the event that a full 10-foot
:buffer canriot:be provided, the applicant shall provide the maximum buffer feasible;
• Protective barriers or protective designations shall . remainm in place until completion
'Of site construction and clearing activities;
• In the event that any protective .barriers are removed or altered and clearing
activities are conducted within an area identified forpreservation, SLC ERD is
authorized. to direct that all land clearing and- site ateration work at the site be
stopped until the barriers are restored and any necessary corrective actions taken to
Y repair or replant �-1_y "-,:�getation removed or dam#d as a result of these
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• Protected areas shall be maintained in their natural state, so as not to alter the water
and oxygen content of the soil and impair its function;
• No grade changes or excavation of any sort may be made within the barricaded
areas;
• No signs, permits, wires, or other attachments shall be affixed or attached to
protected vegetation; and
• No equipment, including passenger vehicles, shall be driven, parked, or stored or
repaired within designated vegetation preservation areas.
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