SCC Tree Retention Value Assessment

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

SSC TREE SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT

• Assessment Officer

  Select Sarah Nunn Jie Wells Kristi Howe Other

  • Sarah Nunn
  • Jie Wells
  • Kristi Howe
  • Other

• Name of person conducting assessment

• Request Number

• Request source

  Select Customer request Customer request via Councillor Capital / internal works request

  • Customer request
  • Customer request via Councillor
  • Capital / internal works request
• Address
  Address

• Additional location information

• Species

• Hazard Rating (as determined by VTA)

  LOW - No action

  MEDIUM - Routine action

  HIGH - Within 2 weeks

  URGENT - Within 3 days

  CRITICAL - ASAP

• Tree Condition / Assessment Notes

• Tree Assessment Photos

  Media

TREE SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA

• Tree Retention Value reference notes

  

• Condition

  Poor (W/I)

  Fair-poor (L)

  Fair-good (M)

  Good (H)

• Occurrence of species

  Predominant (W/I)

  Very common (L)

  Infrequent (M)

  Remnant / rare (H)

• Importance of position in landscape

  Little (W/I)

  Some (L)

  Considerable (M)

  Great (H)

• Relation to setting

  Barely suitable (W/I)

  Fairly suitable (L)

  Very suitable (M)

  Especially suitable (H)

• Form

  Poor (W/I)

  Fair (L)

  Good (M)

  Especially good (H)

• Special factors

  None (W/I)

  One (L)

  Two (M)

  Three (H)

TREE RETENTION VALUE

• Tree Retention Value Priority Matrix

  

• LANDSCAPE SIGNIFICANCE (three or more criteria in any one category, as above)

  Select LOW (W/I) LOW MEDIUM HIGH

  • LOW (W/I)
  • LOW
  • MEDIUM
  • HIGH

• ESTIMATED LIFE EXPECTANCY

  Select Dead Short < 5 yrs Medium 5-20 yrs Long > 20 yrs

  • Dead
  • Short < 5 yrs
  • Medium 5-20 yrs
  • Long > 20 yrs

• RETENTION VALUE

  Select LOW - consider for removal MEDIUM - consider for retention HIGH - priority for retention

  • LOW - consider for removal
  • MEDIUM - consider for retention
  • HIGH - priority for retention

OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

• Recommendations

REPLACEMENT PLANTING / OFFSETS REQUIRED

• Offset Method required

  Select 1:1 (Low retention value) 3:1 ((Medium retention value) NNC singular (High retention value) NNC group (High retention value)

  • 1:1 (Low retention value)
  • 3:1 ((Medium retention value)
  • NNC singular (High retention value)
  • NNC group (High retention value)

• Number of offsets required

• Recommended species

• Offset location

NOTIFICATION

• Customer advised

  Select Yes No

  • Yes
  • No

• Letter to adjoining residents required

  Select Yes No N/A

  • Yes
  • No
  • N/A

• Councillor advised

  Select Yes No

  • Yes
  • No

• Notes relating to notification

• Signature

  Sign