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1748 Ocean Grove tree 2014 City of Atlantic Beach Building and Zoning -iinole Road 800 Sen r) Atlantic Beach,Florida 32233 Telephone(904)247-5826 Fax(904)247-5845 http://www.coab.us October 23, 2014 Tree Removal Without a Permit To whom it may concern, After multiple residents have expressed concerns it has come to the attention of city staff that trees have in fact been removed from the property of 1748 Ocean Grove Drive without a permit. While it is possible to remove a tree without a permit in Atlantic Beach, certain exemptions must be met. Section 23-22 defines the exemptions available. Number one is no development activity or minor development activity on previously developed sites. Within this exemption is the requirement that a tree can be removed without a permit as long as the tree removal does not occur within 6 months before or after the permitted work on a site with a dollar valuation greater than $10,000. The recent submission of a pool permit at this address exceeds the $10,000 threshold. As a result of the recent tree removal and the subsequent pool permit, you must now complete an after-the-fact permit and mitigate for the trees removed subject to the provisions of Section 23- after of the tree removal and brings the 5 1. An -the-fact permit assesses the permissibility property into compliance if necessary. The fee for sucha-permit is twice the normal application fee and regulated trees removed will be assessed at two times the normal rate. Staff has determined that an estimated 16 inch diameter at breast height oak tree has been removed from the front yard of the property. Attached are pictures taken after the tree was removed and pictures retrieved from Google Street View and Bing Maps of the tree before removal. Derek W. Reeves Zoning Technician Attached: After Pictures Before Pictures Tree Removal Permit ANI 71 40 Pow 4lbL- -Ar CA rf IL vO Oy Aa 7T vt% -97 ", lo Is oe cn LL CN —M IL %46L co C) C) LO TREE REMOVAL PERMIT City of Atlantic Beach Building and Zoning Department 800 Seminole Road Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233-5445 Phone: (904) 247-5826 Fax: (904) 247-5845 Email: Building-Dept*coab.us Permit: XXXX-XXXX Site Address: 1748 Ocean Grove Dr RE#: 169616-0000 Applicant: Terri Ray Address: 1748 Ocean Grove Drive, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 Phone: Email: TREE REMOVAL CALCULATIONS Protected Trees Removed: 16 inches Trees Removed: 16" Oak Mitigation Needed: 16 inches (I inch for every 2 inches removed*) Credit for Trees Preserved: 0 inches Trees Preserved: None Credit for Trees Relocated: 0 inches Trees Relocated: None Credit for Trees Planted: 0 inches Trees Planted: Total: inches MITIGATION REQUIRED New Trees Planted: 16 inches or Payment Into Tree Fund: 16 inches X $49.00 $784.00 or A Combination of the Above Additional Notes: Required to pay twice the non-nal permit fee for tree removal without a permit as required by Section 23-51. Total pen-nit fee will be $250.00. * Normal rate for mitigation is I inch for every 2 inches removed. However, because trees were removed without a permit, removed regulated trees will be assessed at twice the normal rate. Status is in accordance with the City of Atlantic Beach code of ordinances in effect at the time of review. APPROVED DENIED —L;;yal I Jer WH!0, h, TPO ADMINISTRATOR DATE TREE AND VEGUATION RIFGULATIONS: General Provisions Sec. 23-30. Minimum tree requirements. Sec. 23-31. General prohibitions. See. 23-32. Tree protection during development and construction. (a) Restrictions during construction. (1) Placement of materials, machinery, or temporary soils. It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to cause or allow the storage of construction materials,the use of heavy equipment or machinery, or the temporary storage of soil deposits within the tree protection zone of any tree or group of trees to be retained. (2) Disposal of waste materials. It shall be unlawful for any person(s)to cause or allow the disposal of waste materials such as paint, oil, solvents, asphalt,concrete,mortar or any other material harmful to the life of a tree within the tree protection zone of any tree or groups of trees,or where planting beds are to be situated. (b) Burden of tree protection on property owner. The property owner(s) and their agent(s) shall ensure that any tree shown on the vegetation inventory for which a tree removal permit has not been obtained is to be protected. The property owner shall guarantee survival of retained trees and replacement trees for three(3)years from the date the city accepts the trees and landscaping as complete, unless a greater time period is required by a development order. If a retained or replacement tree dies during that time period, the property owner shall replace the tree in accordance with a remedial action as required by this chapter. (c) Protective barriers and signage required. Protective barriers and signage shall be installed around every tree or group of trees to be preserved prior to commencement of construction, in compliance with the guidelines in the Tree Protection Guide for Builders and Developers, published by the Florida Division of Forestry and/or any other reasonable requirements deemed appropriate by the administrator to implement this part. (1) Temporary protective barriers shall be placed at least six (6) feet from the base of any tree, and shall encompass at least fifty(50) percent of the area under the dripline of any tree or trees to be preserved or retained for mitigation' credit,unless otherwise approved by the administrator. -(2) Temporary protective barriers shall be at least three(3) feet high, and shall consist of either a wood fence with two-by-four posts placed a maximum of eight (8) feet apart with a two-by-four minimum top rail, or a mesh fence, or other similar barrier which will limit access to the protected area, unless otherwise approved by the administrator. (3) Waterproof,rigid sign(s) shall be affixed to.ipach individual barricade, such that there is one(1) sign every. fifteen (15) feet along the length of the barricade. The signs shall contain the following words, and will be made available by the city at the time of permit issuance: (d) Adjacent properties. The property owner(s)or their agent(s) shall ensure protective'barricading of all trees located on adjacent properties,that have root or branch systems that encroach upon the subject property, and that may potentially be impacted by development activities. See. 23-33. Mitigation to be assessed. See. 23-34. Maintenance and monitoring requirements. The applicant shall be responsible for maintaining the health of any replacement or relocation trees for three (3) years from planting. (1) Determination of success. The applicant shall determine the condition of each tree, three (3) years after the tree was relocated or planted. This determination shall be submitted to the city for approval within thirty (30) days of being made. Should any tree die or be in a state of decline within three(3)years of being planted or relocated,the applicant shall be required to replace the tree within sixty(60)days of that determination.The three-year monitoring and approval period shall begin anew whenever a tree is replaced. If that replacement tree is found not to be viable at the end of the second monitoring period, the applicant may pay the appropriate amount into the tree fund in lieu of planting a third replacement tree. If the applicant fails to replace the tree or to pay the appropriate amount into the tree fund within sixty(60) days,the applicant shall be in violation of this chapter. Sec. 23-35. Elimination of undesirable species. Sec. 23-36. Elimination of contagious diseased and pest-infested trees. Sec. 23-37. Payment in lieu of replacement/relocation.