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<br />13 <br /> <br />A. Tree Removal Objectives <br />Public trees are considered an important asset of the city. As such, it is the practice of the city to <br />preserve trees whenever possible. There are certain conditions in which a tree must be removed, <br />such as when it is considered an emergency. This includes trees identified as an imminent hazard <br />and/or trees that exceed the threshold of risk. Other conditions require the review and approval of <br />the arborist. <br /> <br />B. Removal Criteria <br />Trees will be removed only when one or more of the following criteria are met: <br />1. It is the City of Santa Ana’s Tree Removal Policy to deny removal of any tree on the <br />City’s Designated Species list and to make repairs to the hardscape. <br />2. It is the City of Santa Ana’s Tree Removal Policy to deny removal of any tree species <br />that is not on the City of Santa Ana Designated Species List and not causing significant <br />infrastructure damage. <br />3. It is the City of Santa Ana’s Tree Removal Policy to approve removal of any tree <br />species that is not in the City of Santa Ana Designated Species Guide and causing <br />significant infrastructure damage and to make repairs to the hardscape <br />4. It is the City of Santa Ana’s Tree Removal Policy to remove a tree if it is dead, diseased <br />beyond repair, or a hazard to the public. <br />5. It is the City of Santa Ana’s Tree Removal Policy to place a notice on any tree that is <br />approved for removal by the policy prior to scheduling for removal. <br />6. It is the City of Santa Ana’s Tree Removal Policy to bring appeals to this policy to the <br />Environmental Transportation and Advisory Commission for their decision. <br /> <br />If a public tree’s root system has been found to be elevating the sidewalk to a degree greater than <br />the city’s policy where the tree’s removal is not an option, and dependent on available funding, the <br />sidewalk repair will be made using an approved replacement or modification method which best <br />corrects the sidewalk anomaly while minimizing harm to the tree. <br /> <br />C. Tree Evaluation for Removal <br />A tree must be evaluated and determined to be hazardous before it can be removed for <br />hazardous reasons. It is the responsibility of the city to mitigate or abate any known hazardous <br />condition of a tree that may be of questionable structure or deemed as hazardous. The arborist <br />shall be responsible for hazard assessment of public trees, and will use the following criteria: <br />1. If a tree possesses a structural defect that may cause the tree or part of the tree to fall, <br />and the condition is determined to be imminent, the tree is considered hazardous. <br />Mitigation pruning or removal should be considered to reduce the level of risk. <br />2. If the hazardous condition cannot be mitigated or reduced to a less than significant <br />level, then the tree shall be authorized by the city to be removed to abate the condition. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Section 5: Tree Removal