Any vegetation, including a tree, shall be replaced with plants of the same or similar
species and size if it dies or becomes diseased, is removed without a village permit,
or is subject of tree abuse, including hatracking. Where such dead/abused vegetation
is within a required landscape buffer, or within an existing area of native vegetation
preserved under a landscaping plan, and where replacement in kind is impractical due
to the size or other characteristics of the trees/native vegetation, a revised landscaping
plan shall be submitted and approved prior to replacement of all or part of the required
trees and/or native vegetation. In such case, replacement of the trees/native vegetation
should be designed to provide the same quality of buffering and tree canopy as was
provided by the trees/native vegetation. If the site cannot support the total number
of required replacement trees as determined herein, the village may permit the owner
to mitigate by donating excess trees to the village for planting on public lands at
the owner's expense; by contributing to the village the monies equivalent to such
required replacement trees per the most recent edition of Valuation of Landscape Trees,
Shrubs, and Other Plants: A Guide to the Methods and Procedures for Appraising Amenity
Plants, prepared by the council of tree and landscape appraisers and published by
the international society of arboriculture; or by permitting the required replacement
trees to be placed upon other lands owned by the same property owners.
