Committee discusses sampling methods and a 75% cap to avoid full clear-cuts
Members and staff said tree-by-tree inventories are feasible for small lots but impractical for large parcels; the draft summary caps clear-cutting at 75% and recommends sampling and extrapolation methods for larger tracts.
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Subcommittee members and SCANS representatives debated technical approaches for applying mitigation and inventory rules across different parcel sizes. Derek Pando and City Forester Alex Sherman agreed that small residential lots can be inventoried tree-by-tree, while larger parcels would require point-sampling and use of existing datasets to estimate stand metrics for fee calculations.
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