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• AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
December 3, 2001
7:30 p.m.
City Hall Conference Room
1. Call to Order
2. Recognition of Visitors
3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 2001
4. Old Business
None.
5. New Business
A. 715 Seminole Road
B. Tree Removal Applications
1) 331 7`�Street
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6. Reports and Announcements
A. Update on 371 8th Street
7. Adjournment
All information related to these applications and full legal descriptions for the subject properties are
available for review at the City of Atlantic Beach Building Department located at 800 Seminole Road,
Atlantic Beach, Florida.
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Tree Conservation Board with respect to any
matter considered at the above meeting, he or she 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 includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
411 Notice to persons needing special accommodations and to all hearing impaired persons: In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the City of Atlantic Beach(904) 247-5800, 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic
Beach, Florida 32233 not later than five days prior to the date of this meeting.
MINUTES OF
• TREE CONSERVATION BOARD
December 3, 2001
A regular meeting of the Tree Conservation Board was held Monday, December 3, 2001, in the City Hall
Conference Room. Present were Richard Bell, Judith Jacobson, Barbara Mears, Carol Rockwood,
Maureen Shaughnessy, Building Official Don Ford and Susan Dunham.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:36 p.m.
2. Recognition of Visitors
None.
3. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 2001
A motion was made by Board Member Shaughnessy, seconded by Board Member Rockwood and
unanimously carried to approve the Minutes of the Tree Conservation Board Meeting of
November 19, 2001.
4.A. Old Business/Tree Removal Applications
None.
5. New Business
A. 715 Seminole Road: Mr. Chris Lambertson introduced himself to the Board and stated that he would
• like permission to plant a few trees required for mitigation in the City right-of-way in front of this house.
He stated that the land available for planting is very limited and he would not be able to plant trees ten
feet apart. Building Official Ford advised that he spoke with the Public Works Director who has no
issues with planting trees in the City right-of-way. However, the Public Works Director would like to see
a landscaping plan prior to planting. Mr. Lambertson advised that he would like to plant oak and pear
trees and would need to plant approximately 18"in the City right-of-way. .
A motion was made by Board Member Jacobson, seconded by Board Member Mears and
unanimously carried to approve the request as submitted.
B. Tree Removal Applications
1) 331 7th Street: The applicant was not present to address this application. The Board determined that
the trees numbered 5 and 21 are actually one double trunk China Berry tree and tree number 13 is an 18"
palm. It was determined that the applicant needs to mitigate for 28"of palm, 22.8"of Chinaberry and
16.56"of magnolia.
A motion was made by Board Member Rockwood, seconded by Board Member Mears and
unanimously carried to approve the application and direct Building Official Ford to issue a permit
for the removal of 28" of palm and 39" of hardwood to be mitigated on site with 14" of palm and
19.5" of hardwood. Staff is to research China Berry trees and if they are considered nuisance trees,
then the hardwood mitigation requirement is to be reduced by 11".
6. Reports and Announcements:
A. Update on 371 8th Street: Building Official Ford advised that upon receipt of the letter from Early
Piety dated October 31, 2001, he advised the applicant that the 24"maple tree could be removed.
Board Member Mears requested that an expedition in the woods be organized to assist the Board
members in identifying different species of trees.
Minutes of Tree Conservation Board
December 3, 2001
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• Northeast Corner of Jackson Road and Mayport Road: The Board determined that they would hold a
special called meeting at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15 to address the property located at the
northeast corner of Jackson Road and Mayport Road. The Board also determined that this meeting would
take the place of the regularly scheduled meeting of December 17.
Building Official Ford suggested changing the Tree Conservation Board meetings to 7:00 p.m. the second
and fourth Wednesdays of each month. A motion was made by Board Member Shaughnessy,
seconded by Board Member Mears and unanimously carried to change the regularly scheduled
meetings of the Tree Conservation Board to the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month
beginning January 2002.
7. Adjournment:
There being no other business or discussion,the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Barbara Mears, Secretary
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