§ 15-303. Tree Removal Approvals concurrent with Commercial Development or Industrial Preliminary Subdivision Plans (PSP) or Development Plans; Development of commercial or industrial subdivision.

(a)

No development, land clearing, or other tree cutting or tree removal shall be permitted without first obtaining a tree removal permit or PSP approval with concurrent tree removal approval from Orange County.

(b)

The information set forth in section 15-301(e) shall be submitted with the preliminary subdivision plan (PSP). The number of copies of the tree survey shall equal the number of copies required by the PSP application.

(c)

Preliminary subdivision plan approval by the board of county commissioners constitutes tree removal permission from roadways, easements and stormwater management areas. Subdivision construction plan approval, as defined in Orange County Code chapter 34-132, constitutes tree removal permission for lot and block grading, in accordance with the approved application and tree survey. Commercial or Industrial Preliminary Subdivision Plans shall include a tree replacement plan that will identify how the developer will allocate the required replacement trees to be planted within the PSP, including cumulative caliper required to be planted on the individual lots, and the timeframe within which it will be completed.

(Ord. No. Code 1965, § 19A-48; Ord. No. 85-33, § 8, 12-9-85; Ord. No. 2001-19, § 11, 11-6-01)