HomeMy WebLinkAbout06072007 BSC Agenda Item 2 •
West University Place Tree Classification
Class 1
Live Oak
Shumard Oak
Nuttall Oak
Water Oak
Bur Oak
White Oak
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Polymorpha Oak
Chinquapin Oak
Winged Elm
Cedar Elm
Drummond Red Maple
Baldcypress
Montezuma Cypress
Southern Magnolia
Little Gem Magnolia
Mexican Sycamore
Class 2
White Ash
Green Ash
Pecan
Hickory species
Black Walnut
American Holly
Sweetgum
Chinese Pistache
Texas Persimmon
River Birch
American Elm
American Sycamore
Class 3
Any species not included in Class 1, 2, or 4
Class 4
Chinese Tallow
Sugarberry (Hackberry)
Silver Maple
Arizona Ash
Chinaberry
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**Replacement trees must be Class 1 or 2 and be a minimum of 6" diameter,
measured at 6" from grade. For every 10" of replacement required the applicant
must plant at least one 8" diameter(measured 6" from grade) Class 1 tree.
Notes for commission:
-When evaluating trees for removal, the Class 1 trees are worth more than the Class 2,
which are worth more than the Class 3. The Class 1 trees will require a greater percent of
their diameter to be replaced than the Class 2. And Class 2 require greater percentage
replacement than Class 3. The Class 4 trees are trees that do not do very well in West U
and tend to decline prematurely. Most of the Class 4 trees will not require replacement.
When replacement plantings are required we need to have a provision in the ordinance
addressing the available open area available to the new tree. If the determined open
area/planting area is not available (have not determined what that area is yet—maybe 200
square feet)then the tree should not be allowed to be planted there. If the required
planting area is not available then the replacement can be planted on adjacent lots within
1,000 feet, on public property (with appropriate open area), or credits purchased in the
tree trust.