Wilmette |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 8. HOUSING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS |
Article XII. TREE PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION |
§ 8-443. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Critical root zone means that circular area under a tree as determined by a one-foot radius for each one inch in DBH.
Diameter breast height or DBH means the diameter of a tree measured at 4½ feet above the existing grade at the base of the tree.
Protected tree means any tree on private property that is ten inches or greater in DBH.
(Code 1993, § 9-4.5.2; Ord. No. 2003-O-63, 10-14-2003; Ord. No. 2006-O-85, 11-14-2006)