Glossary of common tree ordinance terms- Most ordinances define the terms that are found in the ordinance, collectively they are a glossary.
Define: abandon responsibility abatement cost advisory committee on trees agricultural lands agriculture American National Standards Institute (ANSI) arborist beautification division best management practices (BMPs) buffer buffer area buffer strip buffer yard caliper canopy canopy cover Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CPBA) city arborist city horticulturist city-owned property clearing community tree conservation plan construction footprint controlling arboricultural specifications and standards county manager critical root zone crown-spread cultivar deciduous decorative landscape stone department of parks and recreation desirable tree destroy development development area/disturbed area diameter breast height (DBH) director disturbed land area drip line (dripline) emergency utility work erosion and sediment control plan erosion impact area established landscape evergreen evergreen tree excessive land coverage forester forestry operations foundation planting ground cover hardscape hazardous tree heat island effect height, tree heritage tree highly erodible soils highly permeable soils highway historic tree impervious cover (or area) infill intensely developed area (IDA) intentionally planted tree ISA land disturbance permit land-disturbing activity landmark tree landscape landscape island landscape plant landscape service landscape treatment landscaped yard (open space) landscaping light trespass lot size low impact development (LID) maintenance major plantings memorial tree minimum percent coverage mulch multistem tree naturalized planting area new landscape nonpoint source pollution nontidal wetlands noxious weed(s) nuisance open space open space, common open space, landscaped open space, recreational ornamental tree owners park parking bay parking row person person knowledgeable planning director plant materials property line property owner protected tree public area public health / safety menace public improvement public nuisance public parks and recreational areas public property public trees raising redevelopment residential lot resource management area (RMA) resource management area (RMA) resource protection area (RPA) resource protection area (RPA) resubdivision right-of-way riprap screening season shade tree shrub shrub, large growing shrub, low growing sight distance triangle silvicultural activities site site plan slope species specimen tree standard tree street street tree streetscape trees, street tree substantial alteration tidal shore (shore) tidal wetlands topping town arborist tree tree canopy tree cover tree group, tree stand tree guidelines tree, height tree, large growing tree, multi-stem tree, single-stem tree, small growing treelawn trees, shrubs, and other vegetation tributary stream urban forest urban forester utility company vegetative buffer vegetative density vine volunteer maintenance contractor water feature water-dependant facility weeds wetlands woodlands yard waste
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