08-07-95 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of August 7 , 1995
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, August 7 , in
the Commission Chambers . Present were:
Hope Van Nortwick , Chairman Jim Pelkey
Mae Jones
Staff: George Worley , Designee Carl Walker , Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 PM by Hope Van Nort-
wick , Chairman .
The first item of business was consideration of the tree re-
moval application for Lot #1 and part of Lot #2 , Block #72 ,
Section H . Ron Hoffman introduced himself as representative
of Thrower Homes , the builder for the property . In addition ,
Mr . Hoffman was also representing the builder for 3 other
adjacent properties .
Hope Van Nortwick stated that none of the trees on the lots
were flagged or marked . She further pointed out that marking
trees for removal is a requirement shown on the application .
Mr . Hoffman explained that the lots were heavily wooded
making it difficult to flag the trees . He also said that
most of the trees to be removed were in the middle of the lot
where the duplexes were to be constructed .
There was further Board discussion and Jim Pelkey stated that
he found that some of the trees proposed for removal were
smaller than shown on the survey; others were not in the lo-
cation shown or do not exist. As a result, the application
and documents would indicate a greater amount of DBH inches
to be removed than actually exist.
Hope Van Nortwick moved to defer action on the applications
until the next regular meeting or until the trees are pro-
perly marked , on site , and a corrected survey submitted . The
motion was seconded by Mae Jones and carried unanimously .
The next item on the agenda, tree removal at 1589 Main Street
was withdrawn and did not require Board consideration.
Trees proposed for removal by the City of Atlantic Beach at
Donner Park had not been flagged or otherwise identified when
Board members had been on site prior to the meeting date . It
was also pointed out that the number of trees shown on the
application and survey did not correspond and that no sizes
were indicated on the survey for those trees to be removed.
Mae Jones moved to defer action on the application until the
next meeting or until an accurate survey was submitted and
the trees properly marked on site . The motion was seconded
by Hope Van Nortwick and passed by a unanimous vote .
Hope Van Nortwick brought the Board up to date on progress
being made by the Tree Ordinance Amendment Committee. She
advised that when the final draft of the Ordinance proposal
had been prepared , she would appreciate the Board members re-
viewing it prior to its being submitted to the Commission .
There were also a few areas discussed by the Board pertaining
to mitigation and/or sizes of both protected and unprotected
trees .
George Worley advised that the status of the Tiffany by the
Sea situation remained the same. He also mentioned that work
was continuing on the 16th Street beach access.
Carl Walker brought to the attention of the Board that the
first regular meeting in September was scheduled for Labor
Day , September 4 . The Board agreed on changing it to Tues-
day , September 5 . Carl will make the necessary arrangements.
Mae Jones made a motion to approve the minutes of the last
meeting , as written . Hope Van Nortwick seconded and the
motion unanimously passed .
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at
8: 05 PM.
Respectfully submitted ,
(iLj 40 I)Lat,
Jim Pelkey
Secretary
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