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8.A. - Page 32 <br />Pre -Construction Activities: trees checked for clearance of construction <br />equipment and vehicles, tree removals performed before construction, <br />necessary pruning, removal of stumps adjacent to protected trees, erection of <br />tree protection barriers, posting of warning signs, wrapping of trunks of <br />protected trees, as well as all necessary maintenance activities such as <br />watering and mulching. <br />Activities during Project Construction: additional tree pruning for clearance, <br />root pruning, watering, maintenance of tree protective fencing, regular <br />inspections for plan conformance and tree health, completion of written <br />report following each inspection. <br />Post -Construction Activities: maintenance of protected trees, <br />commencement of scheduled monitoring as indicated in mitigation measure <br />Biology -13. <br />Mitigation Measure Biology -15: The CC&Rs for the project site shall include <br />provisions for the maintenance and protection of all trees within the project area. <br />These provisions shall include the protection of significant tree resources in the <br />project area both during and after all construction activities. The plan shall, at a <br />minimum, include that all existing trees with a trunk diameter of 12 inches or <br />more, and all replacement trees, be inspected for hazard potential and <br />maintenance by a certified arborist, registered consulting arborist, or a registered <br />professional forester once every two years. <br />Mitigation Measure Biology -16: The applicant shall add provisions within the <br />CC&Rs for the replacement of trees, vegetation, and/or landscaping if said <br />elements fail to survive. Replacement of trees, vegetation, or landscaping shall be <br />in kind, both in quality and quantity, and shall be installed within 90 days of the <br />death of the previous vegetation. <br />Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures Biology -12, Biology -13, and Biology -14 <br />would reduce construction impacts to tress to be less than significant. <br />Implementation of Mitigation Measure Biology -15 and Biology -16 would reduce <br />post -construction impacts to trees to be less than significant. <br />Facts in Support of Finding: Mitigation Measure Biology -3 would require submittal of <br />landscaping plans, including standards for minimum tree replacement size, to <br />protect trees and tree health, resulting in a less -than -significant level. <br />Mitigation Measures Biology -12 and Biology -13 would require submittal of a tree <br />valuation report and review of the report by the City Arborist prior to removal of <br />certain trees, which would avoid significant impacts to trees. Mitigation Measure <br />Biology -14 requires utilization of a Project Arborist during construction and post - <br />construction to ensure adherence to the Tree Protection Plan, which would avoid <br />significant impacts to trees and their health. <br />16 <br />