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AMENDED
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
January 28, 2004
7:00 p.m.
Adele Grage Cultural Center
1. Call to Order
2. Recognition of Visitors
3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of January 14, 2003
4. New Business
A. Tree Removal Applications:
1. 877 East Coast Drive
2. Lot 3, Block 144, Section H (Begonia Street near West 9th Street)
3. Tree Removal for Town Center Phase III
~' S. Old Business
A. Tree Removal Application Form
B. Draft Ordinance Regarding Protected Corridor
6. Reports and Announcements
7. Adjournment
All information related to these applications and full legal descriptions for the subject properties are
available for review at the City of Atlantic Beach Building Department located at 800 Seminole Road,
Atlantic Beach, Florida.
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Tree Conservation Board with respect to any
matter considered at the above meeting, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and for such
purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
Notice to persons needing special accommodations and to all hearing impaired persons: In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the City of Atlantic Beach (904) 247-5800, 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic
Beach, Florida 32233 not later than five days prior to the date of this meeting.
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
January 28, 2004
A regular meeting of the Tree Conservation Board was held Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at the Adele
Grage Cultural Center. Present were Chair Maureen Shaughnessy, Charles Carroll, Bill Permenter,
Building Official Don Ford and Recording Secretary Susan Dunham. Absent were Susan Grube and Jim
McCue.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Recosnition of Visitors
None.
3. Approval of Minutes of Meetings of January 14.2004
A motion was made by Board Member Permenter, seconded by Board Member Carroll, and
unanimously carried to approve the Minutes of January 14, 2004.
4. New Business
A. Tree Removal Applications
1. 877 East Coast Drive: Chair Shaughnessy advised that two palm trees were being relocated on the
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A motion was made by Board Member Permenter, seconded by Board Member Carroll, and
unanimously carried to direct the Building Official to issue a permit to relocate a 14" palm and a
15" palm on site, which trees must survive for one year.
2. Lot 3, Block 144, Section H (Begonia Street near West 9"' Street): Building Official Ford advised
that the applicant was not removing any protected trees and, therefore, no mitigation was required.
A motion was made by Board Member Carroll, seconded by Board Member Permenter, and
unanimously carried to direct the Building Official to issue a permit for the removal of trees in the
interior zone, specifically a 6" oak, a 7" oak, a 9" oak, a 9" oak, a 10" oak, a 10 inch oak a 11.25"
oak and a 14.5" palm with no mitigation required.
3. Tree Removal for Town Center Phase III: Building Official Ford informed the board that Public
Works had planned to change their tree removal request because they had been advised by the contractor
that it would be too expensive to relocate the trees and that they could not guarantee that the trees would
survive. However, Public Works had since determined that they would continue with the original plan of
relocating the palm trees to the other side of the street.
5. Old Business
A. Tree Removal Applicafion Form: Deferred to the next meeting.
B. Draft Ordinance Regarding Protected Corridor: Building Official Ford advised that the City
Attorney, Alan Jensen, had some corrections to make to the draft ordinance.
6. Reports and Announcements
Minutes of Tree Conservation Board
January 28, 2004
Page 2
358 19`h Street: Building Official Ford distributed a final landscape plan from Coppenbarger Homes. He
stated that they were required to plant 40 inches of trees. Building Official Ford will research the file to
determine if there was a fine and/or a dollar value of landscaping required and bring the results of his
research to the next meeting.
14 East Dutton Island Road: Building Official Ford advised that Mr. Vaughn Rivers met with him on
Monday to discuss his concern with the mitigation plan approved by the Tree Conservation Board on
December 10. He stated that Mr. Rivers advised him that they removed five trees, a 7" oak, a 5" oak, a 8"
camphor, 4" myrtle and a 10" wild cherry. Building Official Ford stated that the Board used the numbers
provided by Mr. Rivers on their memo and site plan, which were incorrect. He further advised that after
examination of the site, he determined that the actual trees removed were 12" of oak and 14" of other tree.
He further advised that he did not count the camphor tree because it was considered undesirable.
A motion was made by Board Member Permenter, seconded by Board Member Carroll, and
unanimously carried that the Building Official issue a corrected permit for the removal of 12" of
oak in lieu of 24" of oak, and 14" of other hardwood in lieu of 38" of pine to be mitigated at 100
percent at $117 per inch, and that the Tree Conservation Board approve the final landscaping plan.
Annual Calendar: The annual calendar was distributed. Discussion was held and it was determined that
the November 24 meeting would be canceled and the December meetings would be moved to December 1
and December 15.
7. Adiournment
There being no other business or discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
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Maureen Shaughnessy, Chair