04-07-97 v TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
Minutes of April 7 , 1997
The Board held its regular meeting on Monday, April 7 , in the
Commission Chambers . Present were :
Hope Van Nortwick, Chairperson Rick Bell
Judy Jacobson Mae Jones
Staff: George Worley, Designee Carl Walker, Coordinator
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 PM.
The first application for consideration was for property at
Lot # 34 , Sevilla Gardens . Jerry Mitchell , representing the
builder, Landmark Homes , was present , and advised that the
owner desired to remove all pine trees on the property. He
also advised that most of the trees proposed for removal were
either in the footprint of the house or in the driveway area.
During discussion, Mae Jones brought out that a pine in the
rear of the lot was shown on the plans as being 19" DBH and
she had measured it as 20" which would qualify it as a pro-
tected tree . It was calculated that a total of 134" DBH of
protected trees were to be removed, requiring 67" DBH of mit-
igation. A 6" DBH oak was marked on the plans as being saved
for mitigation purposes , leaving a balance of 61 " DBH needed
for replacement . Mr. Mitchell , when asked, responded that he
felt the applicant would prefer replacing trees on site .
Hope Van Nortwick moved to accept the plans , as noted, with
the stipulation that a 6" DBH oak marked on the plans to be
used a mitigation be barricaded and protected and a total of
61 " DBH of hardwood trees be replaced on site . Rick Bell se-
conded and the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. J. E. Gibson, the applicant , was present for review of
the proposed removal at the south half of Lot # 9 , Block # 1 ,
Section 17 , Donner Replat . The application calls for removal
of 3 oaks and 1 pine tree . Of these , only the pine with a
21 " DBH is a protected tree . Mr. Gibson explained that there
are other trees , close to the building foundation, that he
wants to remove . During discussion, it was agreed that those
trees are less than 6" and do not require Board approval .
Mae Jones made a motion to approve the plans , as submitted,
with 10 1/2" DBH of hardwood trees to be replaced on site .
Rick Bell seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Jeff Edgar of 76 East Coast Drive introduced himself to the
Board and explained that the 2 palms which he has proposed
for removal are in the driveway of the addition being made to
his residence . The application shows a replacement to be
made of a 12" DBH palm as mitigation for the 2 palms totaling
24" DBH to be removed. Rick Bell moved to approve the pro-
posed removal of the 10" DBH and 14" DBH palms with replace-
ment of 12" DBH of any type trees on site . Judy Jacobson
seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
For the application for Lot # 9 , Unit # 4 , Oceanwalk, Jim Lee
of Mariah Homes, was present . He explained that the house
had been shifted to the west and rear of the lot in order to
save additional trees . The application calls for removal of
3 oaks , 4 palms and 1 magnolia. Existing trees on the pro-
perty to be saved and used as mitigation were so indicated on
the plans and properly marked on the site .
Following discussion, Rick Bell moved to approve the plans
for removal of 78" DBH of oaks and 10" DBH of palms with 23"
DBH of oak and 7" DBH of magnolia existing of the lot to be
used as mitigation. The balance of 16" DBH of oaks required
will be replaced on site . Mae Jones seconded and the motion
carried unanimously.
Cindy Bishop introduced herself to the Board as the prospec-
tive owner of property at 73 Dewees Avenue . There are two oak
trees to the front of the lot which are close together and
which create a problem in access to the driveway entrance.
These trees have been determined to be on City right-of-way.
Ms . Bishop distributed photographs of the trees to the Board
illustrating the difficulty.
During Board discussion, it was noted that the one tree pro-
posed for removal is in poor health and its survival is
questionable . It was agreed that mitigation should not be
required for removal of the tree since it is in a damaged
condition and since Ms . Bishop is willing to have it removed
from City property at her own expense.
Hope Van Nortwick made a motion to allow the diseased tree to
be removed without requiring mitigation but replacement trees
to be planted on the applicants property would be appreciated
as an act of "good faith" . Rick Bell seconded and the motion
unanimously passed .
Cliff Gray of Pulte Home Corporation was present for review
of the remaining applications on the agenda, all filed by
Pulte . In discussion on the application for Lot # 5 , Block
# 197 , Sec . H . , Mr. Gray noted that there was a 28" DBH pine
not proposed for removal but which he felt was not in good
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health located close to the building foundation. He will
attempt to save the tree . The Board noted that there were 3
trees on site marked for removal but which were not so in-
indicated on the plans or application. Mr. Gray confirmed
they will remain on the lot and the markings corrected. It
was agreed that there were no protected trees to be removed
and a motion was made by Rick Bell to accept the plans as
presented, with the stipulation that the markings of the 28" ,
8" and 18" trees be corrected and that the trees be protected
during construction. Judy Jacobson seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.
On the plans for Unit # 3 and # 4 , Block # 68 , Sec . H. , Mr.
Gray noted there was a 6" oak located near the proposed air
conditioner pad which was to be saved by relocating the pad.
Also, there was an oak originally measured as 5 1/2" DBH but
which was later found to be 6" DBH which will be removed .
Trees at the rear of the site are to be saved as mitigation
and are so indicated both on site and on the plans . A motion
was made by Rick Bell to accept the plans with a notation
that the markings on a 6" DBH oak in the southeast corner of
the lot be changed to indicate it would be saved, and that
the removal of 15" DBH of pine and 6" DBH of oak that are
protected be mitigated by those trees as marked on site.
Hope Van Nortwick seconded and the motion unanimously passed .
For Lot # 5 , Block # 228 , Sec . H . , there are no protected
trees to be removed. Hope Van Nortwick moved to approve the
plans , as submitted. Rick Bell seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
It was noted that an error by the surveyor had been made on
the plans for Lot # 5 , Block # 234 , Sec . H . A pine tree
shown as 8" DBH correctly should be 15" DBH . This change
would make 2 protected trees on the lot , both pine, with
DBH ' s of 12" and 15" for a total of 27 ' DBH . There are no
trees to remain on the lot which could be used as mitigation.
Hope Van Nortwick moved to approve the plans with the stipu-
lation that 13 1/2" DBH of hardwood trees be replanted on
site . Rick Bell seconded and the motion unanimously carried.
The final application was for Lot # 3 , Block # 249 , Sec . H .
It was agreed that no protected trees were to be removed . A
motion was made by Hope Van Nortwick to approve the plans as
submitted . Judy Jacobson seconded and the motion passed
unanimously.
In other business , a motion was made by Mae Jones to nominate
Hope Van Nortwick to serve as Board Chair for another year.
Judy Jacobson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
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Hope Van Nortwick moved to nominate Rick Beaver as Secretary/
Vice Chairperson. Judy Jacobson seconded and the motion
unanimously carried.
George reported the installation of the landscaping on the
Atlantic Theater property was in progress . The well to pro-
vide the water source has been drilled and currently the
paving of the parking lot is being cut to provide space for
the medians .
On the subject of the tree removal at property of Mayport
Muffler without a permit , George advised that he had spoken
to the owner but , as yet , no application has been filed.
After discussion, the Board, by consensus , asked that George
refer the matter to Code Enforcement for handling of the
violation.
Rick Bell asked that in the event an application is filed
in the future for property in Sevilla Gardens that the entry
code be given the members when packets are distributed .
George confirmed that the current code is * 5575 .
Mae Jones moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting ,
as written. Judy Jacobson seconded and the motion passed .
With no further business , the meeting adjourned at 9 : 25 PM.
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Rick Beaver
Secretary/Vice-Chairman
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