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Section 603.2.2 Trees. Trees are allowed within the defensible space, provided the horizontal distance <br />between crowns of adjacent trees and crowns of trees and structures, overhead electrical facilities or <br />unmodified fuel is not less than 10 feet (3048 mm). A clump of trees may be considered to be one tree <br />purpose of meeting the 10 -foot separation requirement, provided: <br />A minimum of 10 feet of separation is provided between the structure and all trees and <br />vegetation. <br />2. Trees within the clump shall be native to the local area. <br />3. The maximum number of trees in any given clump shall be limited to three (3). <br />4. Trees within a clump shall be within a 15 -foot diameter of each other as measured on the <br />outside of the tree trunks. <br />Alternatives to treespacing and separation requirements may be approved by the code official based on <br />a recommendation from an NFPA Certified Wildifre Mitigation Specialist or a certified forester. <br />A covenant shall be required for all new land divisions resulting in more than 10 lots that requires all <br />future landowners of the lots to comply with defensible space provisions after construction. <br />