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A. The following activities are exempt from obtaining a permit under this chapter:

1. Emergency activities necessary to remedy an immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare.

2. Routine maintenance of trees necessary to maintain the health of cultivated plants, to contain noxious weeds, or to remedy a potential fire or health hazard, or threat to public safety.

3. Removal of trees in easements and rights-of-way for the purposes of constructing public streets and utilities. Protection of trees shall be a major factor in the location, design, construction, and maintenance of streets and utilities. These improvements are subject to the purpose and intent of this division. Removal of significant trees shall be mitigated with on-site or off-site tree replacement as set forth in the requirements of RZC 21.72.080, Tree Replacement.

B. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to allow the removal of trees or other vegetation within critical areas or critical area buffers, where prohibited under RZC 21.64, Critical Areas, or in Native Growth Protection Areas.

Effective on: 4/16/2011