Common use of Tier Allowances Clause in Contracts

Tier Allowances. A. GROUND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AND SITE WORK are limited to the proposed activities, described below. Project review should take into account the entirety of the proposed activities including any staging, site access, site cleanup, and possible site work (e.g., grading for positive drainage, vegetation removal) as potential ground-disturbing activities. This is not the entire list of possible ground-disturbing activities; other possible ground-disturbing activities are listed under other activity types in this appendix. 1. Debris and Snow Removal a. Debris removal and collection, including removal of snow, tree trunks, limbs and branches, excluding root balls, from public rights of way and public areas as well as the transport and disposal of such waste to existing licensed waste facilities or landfills. This includes the temporary establishment and expansion of non- hazardous debris staging, reduction, and disposal areas at licensed transfer stations, or existing hard-topped or graveled surfaces (e.g. parking lots, roads, athletic courts). This Allowance does not apply to cemeteries or the creation of new or temporary access roads. b. Removal of debris from private property, including leaning trees and hanging branches, provided that structures, including damaged structures, are not affected, ground disturbance is limited to surface scraping, and in-ground elements, such as driveways, walkways or swimming pools are left in place. This Allowance does not apply to the removal of root balls. This Allowance does not apply to cemeteries. c. Chipping and disposal of woody debris by broadcasting within existing rights-of- way. d. Dewatering flooded developed areas by pumping.

Tier Allowances. A. GROUND-GROUND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AND SITE WORK are limited MODIFICATION, when proposed activities described below substantially conform to the proposed activitiesoriginal footprint and/or are performed in previously disturbed soils, described below. Project review should take into account including the entirety of area where the proposed activities including any staging, site access, site cleanup, and possible site work (e.g., grading for positive drainage, vegetation removal) as potential ground-disturbing activities. This activity is not the entire list of possible ground-disturbing activities; other possible ground-disturbing activities are listed under other activity types in this appendixstaged. 1. Debris and Snow Removal a. Debris removal and collection, including removal of snow, tree trunksuprooted trees, limbs and branches, excluding root balls, branches from public rights of way and public areas areas, as well as the transport and disposal of such waste to existing licensed waste facilities or landfills. This includes the temporary establishment and expansion of non- non-hazardous debris staging, reduction, and disposal areas at licensed transfer stations, or existing hard-topped or graveled surfaces (e.g. parking lots, roads, athletic courts). This Allowance does ) but not apply to cemeteries or the creation of new or temporary access roads. This Allowance does not include the removal of standing trees. b. Removal of debris from private property, including leaning trees and hanging branches, property provided that structures, including damaged structures, buildings are not affected, heavy equipment is limited to existing rights-of-way, ground disturbance is limited to surface scraping, minimal and in-ground elements, such as driveways, walkways or swimming pools pools, are left in place. This Allowance does not apply to removal of intact or partially standing structures or to the removal of root ballspartially buried modern materials. This Allowance does not apply If heavy equipment will be used on the property, refer to cemeteriesthe second tier of allowances for Debris and Snow Removal II.A.1.b. c. Chipping and disposal of woody debris by broadcasting within existing rights-of- way. d. Sediment removal from man-made drainage facilities, including retention/detention basins, ponds, ditches, and canals, in order to restore the facility to its pre-disaster condition. The sediment may be used to repair eroded banks or disposed of at an existing licensed or permitted spoil site. e. Dewatering flooded developed areas by pumping.

Tier Allowances. A. GROUND-GROUND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AND SITE WORK are limited MODIFICATION, when proposed activities described below substantially conform to the proposed activitiesoriginal footprint and/or are performed in previously disturbed soils, described below. Project review should take into account including the entirety of area where the proposed activities including any staging, site access, site cleanup, and possible site work (e.g., grading for positive drainage, vegetation removal) as potential ground-disturbing activities. This activity is not the entire list of possible ground-disturbing activities; other possible ground-disturbing activities are listed under other activity types in this appendixstaged. 1. Debris and Snow Removal a. Debris removal and collection, including removal of snow, tree trunksuprooted trees, limbs and branches, excluding root balls, branches from public rights of way and public areas areas, as well as the transport and disposal of such waste to existing licensed waste facilities or landfills. This includes the temporary establishment and expansion of non- non-hazardous debris staging, reduction, and disposal areas at licensed transfer stations, or existing hard-topped or graveled surfaces (e.g. parking lots, roads, athletic courts). This Allowance does ) but not apply to cemeteries or the creation of new or temporary access roads. This Allowance does not include the removal of standing trees. b. Removal of debris from private property, including leaning trees and hanging branches, property provided that structures, including damaged structures, buildings are not affected, heavy equipment is limited to existing rights-of-way, ground disturbance is limited to surface scraping, minimal and in-ground elements, such as driveways, walkways or swimming pools pools, are left in place. This Allowance does not apply to removal of intact or partially standing structures or to the removal of root ballspartially buried modern materials. This Allowance does not apply If heavy equipment will be used on the property, refer to cemeteriesthe second tier of allowances for Debris and Snow Removal II.A.1.b. c. Chipping and disposal of woody debris by broadcasting within existing rights-of- of­ way. d. Sediment removal from man-made drainage facilities, including retention/detention basins, ponds, ditches, and canals, in order to restore the facility to its pre-disaster condition. The sediment may be used to repair eroded banks or disposed of at an existing licensed or permitted spoil site. e. Dewatering flooded developed areas by pumping.

Tier Allowances. A. GROUND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AND SITE WORK are limited to the proposed activities, described below. Project review should take into account the entirety of the proposed activities including any staging, site access, site cleanup, and possible site work (e.g., grading for positive drainage, vegetation removal) as potential ground-disturbing activities. This is not the entire list of possible ground-disturbing activities; other possible ground-disturbing activities are listed under other activity types in this appendix. 1. Debris and Snow Removal a. Debris removal and collection, including removal of snow, tree trunks, limbs and branches, excluding root balls, from public rights of way and public areas as well as the transport and disposal of such waste to existing licensed waste facilities or landfills. This includes the temporary establishment and expansion of non- non-hazardous debris staging, reduction, and disposal areas at licensed transfer stations, or existing hard-topped or graveled surfaces (e.g. parking lots, roads, athletic courts). This Allowance does not apply to cemeteries or the creation of new or temporary access roads. b. Removal of debris from private property, including leaning trees and hanging branches, provided that structures, including damaged structures, are not affected, ground disturbance is limited to surface scraping, and in-ground elements, such as driveways, walkways or swimming pools are left in place. This Allowance does not apply to the removal of root balls. This Allowance does not apply to cemeteries. c. Chipping and disposal of woody debris by broadcasting within existing rights-of- of-way.. 2018 Revision to Appendices B & C Page 40 of 60 2016 Louisiana d. Dewatering flooded developed areas by pumping.