05-06-91 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
Meeting of May 6 , 1991
Chairman Carolyn Woods called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 pm
in the Parks and Recreation Modular of the City of Atlantic
Beach. Present were :
Sandra Sheppard Dezmond Waters
Jim Pelkey John Weldon, Jr .
George Worley, Designee
Carl Walker , Coordinator
Guests : James Osborn, Property Owner
Robert Brite , Jr. , Builder
Dean Russell , Builder
Application for Tree Removal on property described as Lot #48 ,
Oceanwalk #3 was reviewed by the Board in the presence of Mr .
Osborn and Mr . Brite . A motion was made by Dezmond Waters to
accept the application as submitted. Sandra Sheppard seconded
the motion which passed unanimously. The application and re-
lated plans were so noted with an exception as to the proper
barricade requirements .
Two ( 2 ) applications were submitted by Mr . Russell for tree
removal on Lots #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 on Block #123 , Camellia St .
in Section H . Both covered proposed construction of duplex
buildings .
The Board first considered the application for Lot #5 (or por-
tion thereof) and Lot #6 . Following discussion , Sandra Shep-
pard moved for approval of the application. Dezmond Waters
seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The second application for removal of trees on Lots #4 and
portions of Lots #3 and #5 was reviewed . Dezmond Waters made
a motion to accept the application as submitted ; John Weldon
seconded : the motion carried unanimously.
Both applications above and related plans were so noted with
exceptions as to proper barricading procedures .
The Board discussed the application which had been approved
by Designee George Worley on April 15 , 1991 . That application
called for removal of three ( 3 ) palm trees at property des-
cribed as 1897 Beach Avenue . This approval had been done by
the designee , with authorization of Carolyn Woods , in lieu of
a special Board meeting being called. Special circumstances
existed for this application ( i . e . , three weeks before next
scheduled Board meeting, etc . ) The Board agreed that the
approval action was in order .
Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed; Sandra Sheppard
moved for approval of the minutes , as written; John Weldon
seconded ; the motion passed unanimously.
George Worley distributed copies of a lettter which he had
prepared on non-compliance with the Tree Ordinance . The cor-
respondence had not be sent as the violation had been correct-
ed but the Board agreed to the format of the letter for any
such violation in the future .
Carolyn Woods brought up for discussion, the subject of ap-
proval guidelines for the designee on applications not requ-
iring Board action. Following considerable discussion, John
Weldon moved that for future reference , the designee could
act upon applications for tree removal in cases of five( 5 )
trees or less , or not more than a total of fifty inches( 50" )
in DBH were requested. The motion was ammended to exclude
from designee authority any property located within the dune
system. The motion was seconded by Sandra Sheppard . A vote
of 4-1 (D. Waters against) passed the motion.
With no further business to conduct , the meeting was adjourned
at 8 : 55 pm.
Respectfully s bmitted,
Dez ' .nd Waters
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