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There are 118 existing trees on this site. These include trees located in the old trailer park
and others located in front or to the side of the business along College Avenue. There are
108 trees that will be removed by this project. These include the removal of all trees
located in the old trailer park on the west side of the project and 5 trees to be removed in
the College Avenue median that will be reconfigured. There are 10 trees to be retained
that are located near the businesses or along the east side of College Avenue.
The elevated grade on the site is the primary reason for the tree removal. Most of the
trees to be removed (81) are Siberian Elms that are not required to be retained by the
Land Use Code and are prohibited for planting. Many of the Siberian elms are very
mature with large canopies. There are 17 trees to be removed that were determined to be
significant based on their size, species and condition. These removed significant trees
will be mitigated with 56 upsized trees planted on the project as required by the Land Use
Code. The project includes planting a total of 156 new trees for landscape and
environmental improvement to the site.