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III AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
March 19, 2001
7:30 p.m.
City Hall Commission Chambers
1. Call to Order
2. Recognition of Visitors
3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of March 5, 2001
4. Old Business
A. Tree Removal Applications
1) None
5. New Business
A. Tree Removal Applications
• 1) Lot 1, Block 187, Section H
2) Lot 2,Block 187, Section H
6. Reports and Announcements
7. Adjournment
• If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Tree Conservation Board at the above meeting,
he 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 shall include the testimony of evidence upon which appeal is to
be based.
MINUTES OF
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
III March 19, 2001
A regular meeting of the Tree Conservation Board was held Monday, March 19, 2001, in the City Hall
Commission Chambers. Present were Mae Jones, Chairperson, Camille Hunter, Barbara Mears, Building
Official Don Ford and Susan Dunham.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jones at 7:30 p.m.
2. Recognition of Visitors
None.
3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of March 5, 2001
A motion was made by Board Member Mears, seconded by Board Member Hunter and unanimously
carried to approve the Minutes of the Tree Conservation Board Meeting of March 5, 2001.
4. A. Old Business/Tree Removal Applications
None.
5.A. New Business/Tree Removal Applications
1) Lot 1,Block 187, Section H: The applicant was not present to address this application. Chairperson
Jones requested that Building Official Ford advise the applicant that, in the future, he provide the size of the
trees on the site plan. Chairperson Jones advised that there were two multi-trunk trees on the lot that were
• not identified on the site plan. She further stated that one of the multi-trunk trees was in the middle of the lot
and it measured 20."
A motion was made by Board Member Hunter, seconded by Board Member Mears and unanimously
carried to approve the application and to direct Building Official Ford to issue a permit to accept the
application as submitted with the modification that there is a multi-trunk tree in the center grouping
that measures 20" that will require mitigation. The trees to be removed are indicated by "x" in the
survey and the trees to be used for mitigation are indicated by "[]" in the survey. A total of twenty
trees are being used for mitigation and must be preserved on site for a minimum of one year.
2)Lot 2, Block 187, Section H: The applicant was not present to address this application. Chairperson
Jones advised that the grouping of trees numbered 40, 41, 42 and 43 is a multi-trunk tree.
A motion was made by Board Member Hunter, seconded by Board Member Mears and unanimously
carried to approve the application and to direct Building Official Ford to issue a permit to accept the
application as presented and to request that the Building Official talk to the applicant to make him
aware of the fact that multi-trunk trees need to be identified as such and the trunk sizes need to be
added together at the diameter at the split and to present them as individual trees in terms of whether
or not it needs mitigation.
6. Reports and Announcements
Building Official Ford stated that the historical tree survey would be ready next week.
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Building Official Ford also stated that he had not located a reference book for trees for the Board members.
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Board Member Hunter said that she would bring books that would assist Board members in tree
identification.
Board Member Hunter distributed a"Recommended Tree List"and a"Not Recommended for Mitigation"
list. She advised that the list indicates if the trees are native,evergreen or deciduous, approximate mature
tree height, salt tolerance and moisture needs and if there is something unusual about the tree, i.e.,bears fruit,
berries,etc. Board Member Hunter requested that this list be reviewed by all Board members and discussed
at the next Tree Conservation Board meeting.
Board Member Hunter advised that the Beaches tree sale is scheduled for March 31 at Town Center.
7. Adjournment
There being no other business or discussion,the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
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