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V. OPERATION The Tree Board shall choose its own officers, make its own rules and regulations and keep minutes of its meetings. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. VI. APPLICABILITY This Ordinance shall apply to trees, plants and shrubs located within street rights-of-way, parks and public places of the City. Trees, plants and shrubs located on private property that constitute a public nuisance shall be governed by the City's Property Maintenance Code. VII. DEFINITIONS The following words are hereby defined for use in the administration and enforcement of this Ordinance: CALIPER. American Association of Nurserymen standard for trunk measurement of nursery stock. Caliper of trunk shall be taken six inches above the ground for and up to including four- inch size, and 12 inches above the ground for larger sizes. CANOPY COVER. The crown branch area of a single tree or several combined trees. CRITICAL ROOT ZONE (CRZ). The area of undisturbed natural soil around a tree measured outward from a tree trunk representing the essential area of the roots that must be maintained or protected for the tree's survival. CRZ is one foot of radial distance for every inch of tree DBH, with a minimum of eight feet. DBH. Diameter-at-breast-height (DBH) is tree trunk diameter measured in inches at a height of 4.5 feet above the ground. If a tree splits into multiple trunks below 4.5 feet, the trunk is measured at its most narrow point beneath the split. DRIPLINE. A vertical line extending from the outermost edge of the tree canopy or shrub branch to the ground. LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT. An official authorization issued by the City Engineer that allows defoliation or alteration of a site, or the commencement of any construction activities. MULTI-STEM TREE. A tree having more than one trunk emerging from the root system.