10.134 Replacement of Removed or Seriously Injured Trees

If the tree removal application is approved, one or more healthy replacement trees must be planted in accordance with the following requirements.

(1) Quantity. The total caliper of replacement trees must equal or exceed the total caliper of the protected trees removed or seriously injured.

• Revise to require replacement trees for Heritage Trees to equal or exceed three times the caliper inches of such tree.
• Revise to require replacement trees for Historic Trees to equal or exceed five times the caliper inches of such tree.

(2) Species. A replacement tree must be one of the following trees, and no one species of tree may constitute more than 30 percent of the replacement trees planted on a lot or tract.

APPROVED REPLACEMENT TREES

SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME

Acer barbatum var. Caddo Caddo Maple

Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth Maple

Acer buergerianum Trident Maple

Carya illinoensis Pecan

Cercis canadensis Redbud

Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow

Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana [male only] Common or American Persimmon

Fraxinus americana White Ash

Fraxinus texensis Texas Ash

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless Honeylocust

Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree

Ilex decidua Possumhaw or Deciduous Holly

Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly

Juglans microcarpa Texas Black Walnut

Juniperus ashei Ashe Juniper

Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar

Lagerstroemia indica Crepe Myrtle

Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum

Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia

Pinus eldarica Eldarica, Mondell, or Afghan Pine

Pinus nigra Austrian or Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine

Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistachio

Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite

Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum

Quercus buckleyi Texas Red Oak

Quercus durandii Durrand Oak

Quercus fusiformis Escarpment Live Oak

Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak

Quercus muhlenbergii Chinkapin Oak

Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak

Quercus virginiana Live Oak

Sapindus drummondii Western Soapberry

Sideroxylon lanuginosum Chittamwood or Gum Bumelia

Sophora affinis Eve's Necklace

Taxodium ascendens Pond Cypress

Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress

Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm

Ulmus parvifolia Lacebark Elm

Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw

Texas Tree Planting Guide - UF Tree Fact Sheets - Native Trees of Texas

• Revise to move the “Approved Replacement Tree” listing to the Technical manual.

(3) Location. The replacement trees must be planted on the lot from which the protected tree was removed or seriously injured, except as otherwise allowed by Section 51A-10.135. Replacement trees may not be planted within a visibility triangle, a water course, or an existing or proposed street or alley.

(4) Minimum size. A replacement tree must have a caliper of at least two inches.

(5) Timing.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in Subparagraphs (B) and (C), all replacement trees must be planted within 30 days after the removal or serious injury of the protected trees.

(B) If the property owner provides the building official with an affidavit that all replacement trees will be planted within six months, the building official may permit the property owner to plant the replacement trees during the six-month period.

(C) If the property owner provides the building official with a performance bond or a letter of credit in the amount of the total cost of purchasing and planting replacement trees, the building official may permit the property owner up to 18 months to plant the replacement trees, with the following restrictions:

(i) for single family or multifamily developments, at least 50 percent of the total caliper of replacement trees must be planted before 65 percent of the development has received a final building inspection or a certificate of occupancy, and all replacement trees must be planted prior to the completion of the development; and

(ii) in all other cases, the replacement trees must be planted prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(D) A replacement tree that dies within two years of the date it was planted must be replaced by another replacement tree that complies with this section. (Ord. Nos. 22053; 25155)

• Revise to require a performance bond or letter of credit in the amount of the total cost of purchasing and planting replacement trees for all mitigation.