Insummary,becausetheapplicationclustersdevelopmentatthetopofCapitalHillandproposes <br />extensivetreeremovalabove901feetelevationwhichwilleliminatetheevergreenskyline,it <br />doesnotmeetthepurposestatementsof EC9.9630(1)(a)2.a.and EC9.9630(1)(a)2.f. <br />b.Toprotectareasofhighbiologicalvalueinordertoprovideforthe <br />continuedhealthofnativewildlifeandvegetation. <br />TheApplication(p.26of67)describesareaswithintheCHPUDsitethatwouldbepreserved, <br />includingTractAandportionsofindividualtaxlotsontheEastedgeofthedevelopment. <br />Combined,thisareaextendsnorth-southjustwestoftheRibbonTrailandrepresentsastretchof <br />steepterrainwithanEasternexposure.Of867totaltreeswithinthesite,466willeitherbe <br />removedwiththeconstructionoftherightofwayorarelistedas"discretionary",meaningthey <br />arewithinthebuildableareaofthelotsandmayberemovedbythenewowneronceindividual <br />homeconstructionstarts.ManyofthelargestfirtreesontheproposedCHPUDsite,somein <br />26 <br /> <br />