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o � Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, or other legal entity, excluding the Town of Los Altos Hills. Primary Living Area: The portion or portions of a residence from which a view is observed most often by the occupants relative to other portions of the residence. The determination of primary living area is to be made on a case-by-case basis. Protected Tree: Any of the following: HERITAGE TREE, shall mean any tree that, due to age, size, location, visibility, historic nature, or other unique attribute, has been deemed by the Town to be a heritage tree and accordingly deserves special consideration for preservation and protection. HERITAGE OAK, shall mean any tree of the genus quercus, including, but not limited to, Valley Oak (quercus lobata), California Live Oak (quercus agrifolia), Black Oak (quercus kelloggii) and Blue Oak (quercus douglasii) that has a trunk or multiple trunk thirty-six. (36) inches in circumference (approximately twelve (12) inches in diameter) at a point four (4') feet above the root crown. Removal: The elimination of any tree from its present location. Restorative Action: Any specific requirement to resolve a tree dispute. Stump Growth: New growth from the remaining portion of the tree trunk, the main portion of which has been cut off. Sunlight: The availability of direct or indirect sunlight to the primary livifng area of a residence. Thinning: The selective removal of entire branches from a tree so as to improve visibility through the tree and/or improve the tree's structural condition. Topping_Elimination of the upper portion of a tree's trunk or main leader. Tree: Any woody plant with the potential to obstruct views or sunlight, including but not limited to trees, shrubs, hedges, and bushes. References to "tree" shall include the plural. Tree Claim: The written basis for arbitration or court action under the provisions of this Chapter. 630225-1 3