107-32 - Tree Requirements

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

For all #zoning lots#, newly planted trees shall be planted no closer than eight feet from any other tree and be of a species selected
from the New York City Native Species Planting Guide (as issued and revised by the Department of Parks and Recreation), or
its successor.

(a)    Planting in #Residence Districts# or on a #zoning lot# containing a #group parking facility# with fewer than 10 parking
       spaces

       In connection with any #development#, #site alteration#, or #enlargement# in a #Residence District#, or on any #zoning
       lot# that contains a #group parking facility# with fewer than 10 parking spaces, that are not fully enclosed, newly planted
       trees of at least one-inch #caliper# and less than six-inch #caliper#, or pre-existing trees of at least six-inch #caliper#, shall
       be provided on the #zoning lot# at the rate of one #tree credit# for each 1,000 square feet of #lot area# or portion thereof.

       A newly planted tree of between one and two-inch #caliper# shall have 0.5 #tree credits#, and a newly planted tree greater
       than two-inch #caliper# but less than six-inch #caliper# shall have one #tree credit#. Newly planted trees appearing on a
       site plan in an approved application may be counted toward #tree credits# on site plans for future applications if they
       have not yet grown to a six-inch or greater #caliper#, provided that they remain in good health and continue to comply
       with the standards set forth in this Section.

       Any existing tree of at least six-inch #caliper# which is preserved and has no new paving, #development#, #enlargement#,
       or modification of topography within eight feet of such tree, shall have one #tree credit# for the first six inches of
       #caliper# and an additional #tree credit# for each additional three inches of #caliper#.

(b)    Planting for parking areas

       Any #development# or #enlargement# on a #zoning lot# that contains a #group parking facility# with 10 or more
       parking spaces that are not fully enclosed shall be subject to the tree planting and screening requirements of Section 107-
       483.