Largetreesgrowinginproximitytoeachotherdeveloptowithstandwindthrow,whileindividual <br />treesmaroonedbycuttingdownsurroundingtreeseasilyfall.Ifsurroundingtreesareremoved, <br />remainingisolatedtreeswillnothavedevelopedtherootstrengthtowithstandstormsandwill <br />fall(possiblyonnearbyhomes). <br />Theremovalofthetreesalongtheridgelinewillchangetheskylineasseenbothfromdowntown <br />EugeneandfromLaurelHillValley.Seethephotosbelow. <br />TheridgelinealongthetopofHendricksParkandrunningnorthtosouthalongthesiteofthe <br />proposedCHPUDisvisiblefromalloverdowntown,theUniversityofOregon,andSouth <br />EugeneandhaslongbeendefinedasapublicassetbytheadoptedportionoftheSouthHills <br />StudyrefinementplanthatencompassestheboundaryoftheproposedCHPUDsite\[see EC <br />9.8320(2),p.18\].TheproposedCHPUDwouldturntheforestedridgelinethatservesasa <br />definingcharacteristicofEugeneintoarowofrooftops. <br />AspartoftheTreePreservationPlan,theApplicationstates(p.39of67)thatwhentreesarecut <br />down,“newtreeswillbeplanted.Itistheclient’sdesiretoaddtreestoenhancetheresidential <br />54 <br /> <br />