Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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Arborist or his/her designee. The v. Where other alternatives are not
provision of measures to enhance tree feasible, a contribution for each
survival (such as raised planters, required street tree made to the
irrigation, and structural soils as City of Portland’s Tree Fund. The
recommended by the City Arborist) contribution would primarily be
shall be required. for new trees in the
b. Where the applicant can demonstrate neighborhood of the
that site constraints prevent the development, but would include
planting of required street trees in the an element of maintenance.
city right-of-way, the review authority vi. Where the proposed
may permit the following to be development includes the
counted towards the street tree removal of an existing street tree
requirement, subject to the standards determined by the City Arborist
set out in the Technical Manual: to be a heritage or feature tree,
i. The preservation of existing the applicant shall be required to
healthy trees that are six inches contribute to the Tree Fund at
or more DBH on the site within the designated rate in the
twenty feet of the property line, Technical Manual so that the total
and visible from the right-of-way. replacement cost is significantly
ii. The planting of street trees on higher than planting a new street
the site within 20 feet of the tree/contributing for a new street
property line where visible from tree.
the right-of-way. D. Water quality, stormwater management, and
iii. The installation of other planted erosion control
features in the right-of-way or 1. All development shall be designed to
within 10 feet of the right-of-way minimize total area of impervious surface
and visible from the right-of-way, on the site and both the volume and rate
which are documented to the of runoff from the lot. Provisions for
satisfaction of the City Arborist stormwater management shall
and Planning Authority to meet demonstrate the following:
the objectives of the street tree a. Any stormwater draining onto or
requirement. across the lot in its pre-improvement
iv. The planting of new street trees state will not be impeded or re-
on public land or public facilities directed so as to create ponding on,
in the neighborhood where a or flooding of, adjacent lots.
reasonable chance of good health b. Any increase in volume or rate of
and longevity is documented. stormwater draining from the lot onto
an adjacent lot or City property 14-12 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SITE PLAN

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