(a) Trees with less than five inches dbh, tan tan trees (Leucaena leucocephela) and roadside brush may be removed without a permit.
(b) An application to remove a public tree must be submitted to the Urban Forester for approval in the form of a Public Tree Removal Permit Request.
(c) A public tree may be removed if a certified arborist conducts a health and hazard assessment and determines that the tree presents a hazard. This assessment must accompany the permit for tree removal. When a public tree is removed a replacement tree must be planted, which must be the largest available of the same or similar species or another suitable species, at a one to one ratio, at the discretion of the Tree Board, the Territorial Forester, or the Urban Forester, so that there is not a net loss of urban forest cover.
(d) Trees must be replanted in accordance with ANSI standards and other standards stated in the regulations promulgated by the Tree Board. The primary factors in determining which tree will replace a removed tree are the tree species and its trunk diameter at breast height (dbh), which must be selected from the list of recommended tree species pre-approved for roadside tree planting. Other species may be used upon approval by the Tree Board. Replacement trees do not need to be planted in the exact location of the removed tree, but in an appropriate location, as determined by a certified arborist.