09-21-98 v • TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of meeting of September 21, 1998
The Board held meeting on Monday September 21, 1998 at City Hall. Present were:
Mae Jones, Chairman Dennis Sparks
Rick Bell Judy Jacobson
Staff George Worley, Community Development Director
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM by the Chairman.
2.A.1. Tree removal at Lot 8, Block 7, Ocean Grove Unit 1: This application was deferred from the last
meeting to allow the applicant to submit a revised Tree Survey. The applicant was not in attendance. The
Board discussed the accuracy of the survey as compared to the original submittal. During discussion it was
determined that 20" of oak and 8" of palm were to be removed. Required mitigation was 10" of oak and 4" of
other trees. The Board found that the mitigation could be provided for the oaks by the two 2" oaks on the
Seminole Road side and the 7" oak in the front yard. The remaining mitigation to be provided by the 3"
hickory and 1" of the oak mitigation(10" of oak were required and 11" were designated). Rick Bell moved to
approve the application as amended by the Board with 10" of oak and 4" of other trees designated on-site.
Dennis Sparks seconded the motion which was passed unanimously.
• 3.A.1. Tree Removal at Lot 33 Sevilla Gardens: David Sellers, the applicant, presented his revised site design
to the Board and explained how the design preserved many larger trees. Based upon his calculations the on-
site preservation for mitigation equaled the mitigation required for trees to be removed. After review the
Board found that the total to be removed was 183" of hardwood trees and that the designated on-site
mitigation equaled 91.5", thus satisfying the mitigation requirements. The on-site mitigation trees were
marked on the approved tree survey. The Board thanked Mr. Sellers for his efforts to minimize tree loss on
his lot. Judy Jacobson moved to approve the application as submitted. Rick Bell seconded the motion which
passed unanimously.
3.A.2. Tree removal at 1950 Mipaula Court: No one was present to discuss the proposed removal of one large
oak tree to allow the construction of a swimming pool. The Board expressed concerns for the access to the
site of the pool construction and the safety of the other trees on the lot. As no one was present to answer
questions and the survey did not indicate the presence of other trees on the lot,Rick Bell moved to defer action
until the next meeting to allow the owner top be present. Dennis Sparks seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
3.A.3. Tree removal on Lots 606,607,608,622 &623, Saltair Section 1: This application is for the
development the 5 lots as a complex. Dane Armstrong introduced himself to the Board as owner and
developer and briefly explained his intentions. Several Board members expressed concern about the accuracy
of the survey. A number of trees were found in the field but did not show on the survey. Upon examination
the Board and Mr. Armstrong agreed that the survey should be corrected before the Board took any action.
Rick Bell moved to defer until the survey was corrected. Judy Jacobson seconded and the motion was
approved unanimously.
• 4. Reports &Announcements.
The Board discussed the situation at 470 Orchid Street relating to the replacement of the 30" oak tree lost due
to construction. The contractor had provided the City with a check for the mitigation amount and removed the
dead tree from the homeowners lot. This action was not in compliance with the Boards original action which
• required on-site mitigation. The action taken by the contractor was not done with the Boards concurrence and
until such time as the Board officially amends its mitigation requirement, the payment is not accepted as
compliance. The Board requested staff to return the check to Pulte and to draft a letter advising them of the
mitigation requirement originally imposed by the Board. Staff was also directed to forward this information to
the Code Enforcement Department for possible action.
The previous meeting Minutes were not available for approval. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.
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