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06-17-96 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD Minutes of June 17 . 1996 The Board held its regular meeting on Monday , June 17 , in the City Commission Chambers . Present were : Hope Van Nortwick , Chairman Mae Jones Judy Jacobson Rick Bell Staff : George Worley , Designee Carl Walker, Coordinator The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hope Van Nortwick at 7 : 30 PM . The first item of business was review of the tree removal ap- plication for property at 430 20th Street. Curtis Conner , contractor for the room addition to be built at that location was present. The application specifies removal of 6 palms and 2 gum trees . Of these , it was calculated that only 2 palm trees, each with a 12" DBH , were protected trees . Discussion followed as to which remaining tree/trees on the property would be identified for mitigation purposes . Mr . Conner pre- ferred that a 14" DBH gum tree be so specified . Judy Jacobson moved to accept the plans , as proposed , with the requirement that the 14" DBH gum tree be designated as a protected tree for mitigation . Hope Van Nortwick seconded and the motion carried unanimously . Mr . William Walton , Jr . of North Florida Classic Homes intro- duced himself to the Board for the review of the application for Lot # 1 , Block # 124 , Sec . H . , as well as the next four applications for adjacent lots in the same block . He stated that the building footprints for each of the lots were now designated on the plans . Mae Jones voiced concern that more trees on site were marked in red , indicating proposed removal , than indicated on the plans and/or application . She cited , as an example , Lot # 1 . Nine trees on the lot are marked in red ; the application in- dicates only 2 trees are to be removed . She , as well as other Board members , felt this would make it difficult for proper removal of only those trees permitted . It was also noted that the site plans did not indicate which trees were to be removed . Following discussion with the applicant, it was agreed , by consensus, that action on the 5 applications would be defer- ted until the plans and markings on site were corrected and coincided . There was no representative present to discuss the applica- tion for removal at 135 13th Street. The Board reviewed the plans and determined that 2 trees were protected , a 13" DBH magnolia and a 12" DBH palm. There were sufficient palms to remain on the lot to mitigate the removal of the 12" DBH palm and one 5" DBH bay tree was designated as partial mitigation for the removal of the protected magnolia. Board members expressed regret that the two magnolias on the property were to be removed and were in hopes that the appli- cant could find an alternative. The absence of the applicant did not allow the Board to pursue this recommendation and it was pointed out that it was unknown whether the applicant de- sired to replace, on site , the remaining 1 1 /2" DBH of hard- wood trees or to contribute to the City tree fund . By consensus , the Board agreed to defer action on this tree removal application until such time as the applicant or his representative was present for discussion . Richard Thompson , contractor for the structure to be built on Lot # 307 , Saltair Sub. , Sec . # 3 , introduced himself and apologized for the delay in the trees on site being marked . There was some discussion as to jurisdiction of the pines proposed for removal which were on City right of way adjacent to the lot. It was determined that the applicant could only obtain permitting from the Board for those trees which were lined with the proposed driveway . It was also agreed that the trees within the house footprint were not protected trees and could be removed without Board approval . It was suggested that the driveway entry be changed from Mag- nolia Street to Seaspray Avenue thereby saving many of the pines proposed for removal . The contractor and property ow- ner were not receptive to this change . A total of 115" DBH is proposed for removal , 8" DBH of which is oak , the remain- der pine trees. The trees to be removed were identified on the original site plan . Hope Van Nortwick made a motion to accept the plans with the stipulation that removal of the 10 trees shown on the plans totaling 115" , including 8" DBH of oak , be mitigated with a total of 57 . 5" DBH of hardwood trees , 4" DBH of which must be oak . Mae Jones seconded ; the motion carried unanimously . In other business , Mae Jones distributed copies of a listing (copy attached ) of contacts she received as nominations for historic or otherwise unique trees within the City . Rich Bell also passed on information on contacts made to him. Hope Van Nortwick volunteered to take photos at the sites . - 2 - • George Worley reported that the Code Enforcement Officer had given notice to Safa Mansouri regarding the failure to comply with the Tiffany by the Sea agreement for replacement tree planting. George felt that he and Hope would be required to attend the Code Enforcement Board meeting when the case is heard. Hope informed the Board of her discussion with Don Ford, building inspector, on enforcement of Board and Ordinance re- quirements. There was discussion on the possibility of a fee being accessed for a tree removal permit to offset the cost of the additional inspections required. Hope is to further pursue this with the City Manager. 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