Tree Permit AnalysisAnalysis of
Tree Removal Permits
August 2018
Data is taken from 62 tree removal permits that have been issued since May of 2017
Trees Proposed for Removal and
Trees Proposed for Planting
370 total trees proposed for removal
405 total trees proposed for planting
109% replacement rate for trees (For
every 100 trees being removed, 109 are
being planted)
Roughly 6 trees are being removed per
tree removal permit.
Roughly 6.5 trees are being planted per
tree removal permit.
370
405
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Trees Removed Trees Planted
Diameter Inches Proposed for Removal and
Caliper Inches Proposed for Planting
4,928 total inches proposed for removal
3,023 total inches proposed for planting
61% replacement rate for inches (For
every 100 inches being removed, 61 inches
are being planted).
Roughly 79 inches are being removed per
tree removal permit.
Roughly 49 inches are being planted per
tree removal permit.
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3023
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Inches Removed Inches Planted
Legacy Trees Proposed for Removal and
Legacy Species Proposed for Planting
28 “Legacy” trees proposed for removal
128 trees of a “Legacy” species proposed for
planting
457% replacement rate (For every legacy tree
being removed, 4.57 trees of a legacy species
are being planted)
Roughly one “Legacy” tree is removed per
every 2 tree removal permits
Roughly 2 trees of a legacy species are planted
per tree removal permit
28
128
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140
Legacy Trees Removed
Legacy Species Planted
Legacy Trees Inches Proposed for Removal and
Inches of Legacy Species Proposed for Planting
743 “Legacy” inches proposed for removal
516 “Legacy” inches proposed for planting
69% replacement rate (For every 100 legacy
inches being removed, 69 legacy inches are being
planted)
Roughly 12 “Legacy” inches are being removed
per tree removal permit
Roughly 8 “Legacy” inches are being planted per
tree removal permit.
743
516
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800
Legacy Inches Removed
Legacy Inches Planted
Permit Breakdown
New Home
42%
General
Construction
50%
Legacy Tree
Removal
8%
62 Total Permits
New Home General Construction Legacy Tree Removal