12-04-95 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of December 4 , 1995
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, December 4 , in
the City Commission Chambers. Present were :
Hope Van Nortwick, Chairman Mae Jones
Jim Pelkey
Staff : George Worley, Designee Carl Walker, Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 40 PM by Hope Van Nort-
wick, Chairman, after confirming there was a quorum present .
The first item of business was consideration of the tree re-
moval application for property at Lot # 21 , Block # 1 , Beach-
side Court . Mr. & Mrs . McGeachy, owners of the property were
present . It was pointed out by Mr. McGeachy that the lot was
irregular in shape allowing limited options for placement of
the house .
Jim Pelkey, who had visited the property, pointed out that
the "clusters" listed on the application were actually small
groups of individual trees not multi-trunked single trees .
He also mentioned that the trees lean westward because of the
oceanfront location, giving a "windswept dune" appearance to
the existing vegetation.
During discussion, Mr. McGeachy was agreeable to the planting
of replacement trees , especially at the SE corner and the NW
portion of the property. The Board also advised that the 19"
camphor cluster in the SE sector should remain on the lot
since it was not in, or adjacent , to the house footprint .
Jim Pelkey moved to approve the plans with the addition of
4 - 3" DBH oaks to be placed on the lot at locations of the
homeowners preference and that the 19" camphor cluster re-
main on the property. Mae Jones seconded and the motion was
passed unanimously.
Mr. Ken Massey of Massey Builders was present for the review
of the application for tree removal on commercial property at
Block # 10 , Section H and explained the building plans and
the necessity for the number of trees to be removed . During
discussion, Mr. Massey stated that he was agreeable to re-
commendations for replacement tree planting on the property.
Hope Van Nortwick moved to approve the plans , as submitted,
with the stipulation that 12 hardwood trees be placed on the
site, each with a minimum of 3" DBH and that at least 4 of
the 12 be planted on the southeast corner of the property.
Jim Pelkey seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
Under old business , the status of the tree planting agreement
with Tiffany by the Sea was discussed. George Worley advised
that he had spoken with Safa Mansouri who expected the trees
to arrive for planting within one week. George will make the
arrangements for the underground utilities to be located so
that the planting can begin. It was suggested that the
City Attorney send a letter to Mr. Mansouri if any further
delay takes place due to Tiffany by the Sea. George was asked
to again check to ensure that no certificates of occupancy
were issued at Tiffany until the tree planting took place.
Jim Pelkey reported that tree removal on west 7th Street in
Section H , previously approved by the Board, has taken place
but the trees had been stacked or piled in such a manner that
the site is an "eyesore" . Additionally, there are no barri-
icades in place . Overall , the location gives a very poor ap-
pearance . George was requested to send a letter to the owner
and to check with code enforcement for any code violat+{yions .
Because of the forthcoming holidays, there was discussion on
the dates for the next regular meetings . It was decided to
hold the next regular meeting on the third Monday in December
but not to meet on the first Monday in January. The first
meeting in January will be on Monday, January 15 .
Mae Jones moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting ,
as written. Hope Van Nortwick seconded and the motion carried
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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