03-06-03 vAGENDA
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
March 6, 2003
5:00 p.m.
City Hall Conference Room
1. Call to Order
2. Old Business
A. Tree Removal Application:
1) Lot 1, Hidden Paradise
3. 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.
MnvuTES or
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
March 6, 2003
A special called meeting of the Tree Conservation Board was held Thursday, March 6, 2003, at
the City Hall Conference Room. Present were Chair Barbara Mears, David Owens, Bill
Permenter, Maureen Shaughnessy and Susan Dunham.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at x:01 p.m.
2. Old Business
A. Tree Removal Application:
1) Lot 1, Hidden Paradise: Mr. Paul Nichols of Bestcon, Inc.,, advised that they were
requesting removal of the 22" oak to allow the buyer of the property to pull his boat along. the
side yard_ He further advisedthathe would_like to move the 18" palm to another location.on site,
and protect the 12" oak and the 16.x" oak.
A motion was made by Board Member Permenter, seconded by Board Member Owens, and
unanimously carried that the Building Official issue a permit for the removal of 40" of oak
to be mitigated on site with a 12.5" and a 16.5" oak, and the 18" palm will be moved to
another location on site.
Mr. Nichols informed the Board.that Bestcon purchased 11 acres on Dutton Island Road where
they plan to build a new subdivision called Paradise Preserve. A short discussion ensued.
3. Adjournment
There being no other business or discussion, the meeting was adjourned 5:40 p.m.
Barbara Mears, Chair