City of Frisco Engineering Standards

SECTION 329600
REMOVAL, PROTECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES, SHRUBBERY,
PLANTS, SOD, AND OTHER VEGETATION
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. All material, labor, equipment, tools and superintendence necessary for removal, protection
and replacement of trees, shrubbery, plants, sod and other vegetation in accordance with
Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th Edition, Item 202.1.
1.02 REFERENCES
A. Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th Edition, Item 202.1
B. ANSI A300, Pruning Standards
C. City of Frisco Tree Preservation Ordinance
D. City of Frisco Tree Protection Standard Details
1.03 RELATED SECTIONS
A. Section 024100 - General Site Preparation
PART 2 – PRODUCTS
2.01 MATERIALS
A. Refer to Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th Edition, Item 202.1.
PART 3 – EXECUTION
3.01 PREPARATION
A. Refer to Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4th Edition, Item 202.1.
B. Unless otherwise specified on the plans, trees and shrubs with calipers greater than three (3”)
inches shall not be cleared (removed) provided that both of the following conditions are met:
1. The vegetation exists in an area that is not proposed for pavement, a structure, or the
playing bounds of an athletic field.
2. The vegetation is in an area where the cut or fill does not exceed six inches (6”).
C. The Owner will assist the Contractor in identifying trees that are to be saved from clearing if
not specified in the plans. The Contractor will protect such trees from construction damage
such as trunk impacts and scrapes, limb breakage, compaction of soil within the drip line, and
other injurious construction activities. If necessary, the Owner may direct the Contractor, at
the Contractor’s expense, to erect protective stockades along the drip lines of trees that the
City of Frisco Removal, Protection, and Replacement of Trees May 2012
Standard Technical Specification Shrubbery, Plants, Sod, and Other Vegetation 329600-1