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(1) Except as provided in section 6.330, no person may fell more than five trees within a period of 12 consecutive months from a parcel of private property consisting of 20,000 or more square feet of area without a permit.

(2) Except as provided in section 6.330, no person may fell one or more trees from a parcel of private property consisting of less than 20,000 square feet of area without a permit.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section and section 6.330(b) of this code, no person shall remove a street tree without first obtaining a permit from the city manager specifically authorizing the removal of a street tree. Permit approval may be conditioned upon replacement of the street tree with another tree pre-approved by the city, or a requirement to pay to the city an amount sufficient to fund the planting and establishment by the city of a tree of similar value. The value of the existing street tree to be removed shall be calculated using the methods set forth in the edition then in effect of the Guide for Plant Appraisal published by the International Society of Arboriculture Council of Tree Landscape Appraisers.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section and section 6.330(b) of this code, no person shall fell a heritage tree from within the public right-of-way except where such removal, and authorization for its removal, has been granted by the city because its removal is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.

(Section 6.305 added by Ordinance No. 17072, enacted May 20, 1974; amended by Ordinance No. 18122, enacted February 22, 1968; Ordinance No. 18123, enacted March 13, 1978; Ordinance No. 19927, enacted July 12, 1993; and Ordinance No. 20056, enacted August 5, 1996, effective September 4, 1996.)