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Hazard Trees
The following information is from the
Land
Development Code Chapter 14, Article V, Section 14-412.
What is the Criteria for
Granting a Vegetation/Tree Removal Permit for a Hazard Tree?
The administrator shall approve a permit for issuance
for the removal of any protected tree if the administrator finds one or
more of the following conditions is present:
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Trees
which pose a safety hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic or
threaten to cause disruption to public utility services.
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Trees
which pose a safety hazard to existing buildings or structures.
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Trees
which prevent reasonable access to a lot or parcel so long as the
proposed access point complies with all other county regulations.
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Diseased
trees which are a hazard to people, buildings or other improvements on a
lot or parcel or to other trees.
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Trees
so weakened by age, storm, fire or other injury as to, in the opinion of
the administrator, jeopardize the life and limb of persons or cause a
hazard to property.
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Trees
which prevent the lawful development of a lot or parcel or the physical
use thereof.
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The
administrator may require that a tree protected by this article be
relocated on the same lot or parcel in lieu of removal.
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