Austin |
Land Development Code |
Title 25. LAND DEVELOPMENT. |
Chapter 25-8. ENVIRONMENT. |
SubChapter A. WATER QUALITY. |
Article 3. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE INVENTORY; POLLUTANT ATTENUATION PLAN. |
§ 25-8-123. VEGETATION REPORT.
A vegetation report must:
(1)
demonstrate that the proposed development:
(a)
preserves to the greatest extent practicable the significant trees and vegetation on the site; and
(b)
provides maximum erosion control and overland flow benefits from the vegetation;
(2)
include one of the following:
(a)
a tree survey of all trees with a diameter of at least eight inches measured four and one-half feet above natural grade level; or
(b)
on approval of the city arborist, stereo aerial photographs that are nine inches by nine inches in size, are at a scale of one inch to 400 feet or larger, and were photographed between the months of April and November; and
(3)
for a commercial or multifamily site, include a vegetation survey that shows the approximate locations and types of all significant vegetation.
Source: Section 13-7-28(2); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.