10-16-95 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of October 16 , 1995
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, October 16 , in
the Commission Chambers. Present were :
Hope Van Nortwick, Chairman Mae Jones
Tom Frohne
Staff: George Worley, Designee Carl Walker, Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 40 PM by Hope Van Nort-
wick, Chairman.
The first item of business was consideration of the tree re-
moval application for Lot # 24 , Ocean Grove, Unit # 2 . There
was no one present to represent the owner or builder. During
discussion of the application and site , it was brought up
that the application lists 12 oaks with a varying DBH between
6"-18" but the tree survey shows the trees with measurements
between 18" DBH - 50" DBH. It was suggested that the survey
may erroneously show tree circumference rather than diameter.
Discussion followed on the subject of placement of the house
on the site . Members expressed that by moving the footprint
of the house further to the rear of the lot, several trees
proposed for removal could be saved. The lack of any repre-
sentative of the applicant being present eliminated further
discussion of this possibility.
Lyn Drysdale of 1768 Ocean Grove was recognized and stated
that she had an interest in the Board' s decision as she and
her husband resided next door to the property under dis-
cussion.
Mae Jones moved to defer action on the application until such
time as the owner or his representative was present for dis-
cussion. The motion died for lack of a second.
Tom Frohne moved to deny the application, as presented. Hope
Van Nortwick seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous
vote . George Worley will inform the applicant of the action
taken.
Hope Van Nortwick reported on the progress of the proposed
Tree Ordinance amendment and answered questions from the
Board members. She also stated that the current timetable
was for the amendment to be presented for first reading at
the City Commission' s first meeting in November with the
public hearing to be held two weeks later. Mae Jones ex-
pressed appreciation on the part of the Board for the time
and effort dedicated by Hope preparing the proposal .
Under reports and announcements , Tom Frohne informed the
Board that he was resigning as a Board member and that his
letter of resignation would be forwarded within the next
few days. Hope, on behalf of the Board, thanked Tom for
his past years of service.
Hope Van Nortwick moved to approve the minutes of the last
meeting and the motion was seconded by Mae Jones . The motion
passed unanimously.
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at
8 : 35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jim Pelkey
Secretary
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