11-30-92 v MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND THEE
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PRESERVATION BOARD IN CITY HALL, 800 S MINOLE ROAD, AT 7:30 PM ON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1992
PRESENT:
City Commission:
William I. Gulliford, Jr., Mayor
Glenn A. Edwards
Lyman T. Fletcher
Adelaide R. Tucker
J. Dezmond Waters, III
Tree Conservation Board:
Carolyn Woods, Chairman
Jim Pelkey
Thomas Frohne
John Weldon, Jr.
And: Kim D. Leinbach, City Manager
Alan C. Jensen, City Attorney
Maureen King, City Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gulliford. He explained the
meeting had been scheduled to provide an opportunity for the City
Commission and Tree Conservation Board to discuss the proposed revision
of the city's tree protection ordinance. He indicated the purpose of
the revised ordinance appeared to be different from the original
ordinance and he felt the purpose of the ordinance needed to be
clarified and a compromise reached that would be acceptable to all
concerned.
Commissioner Fletcher felt the major purpose of the new ordinance was to
provide for tree protection on residential property as well as property
being developed, and to protect and maintain the beauty and uniqueness
of Atlantic Beach.
Commissioner Waters felt some legal problems relative to the existing
ordinance needed to be resolved. He also indicated he would like to see
the revised ordinance written in such a way as to require no net loss of
trees.
Following further discussion, the proposed ordinance was reviewed,
section by section, beginning with definitions. The following changes
were recommended: Page 2, Definition of DBH (Diameter Breast High) . . .
"Trees that fork shall be considered multi-trunk trees and their DBH
shall be determined by adding together the DBH of the tae-{2} three (3)
largest trunks". . . ; Definition of Drip Line, "A vertical line extending
from the outermost branches of a tree to the ground, to be no less than
a ten f18}-feet-erele five (5) foot radius from the center of a tree at
its trunk base."
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Monday, November 30, 1992
The Mayor felt the ordinance discriminated against developers since they
were required to comply with the regulations but homeowners were
exempted from those regulations. He suggested requiring both developers
and homeowners to replace trees on some established ratio. Further
discussion ensued and it was the general consensus that the city did
have the right to regulate the removal and planting of trees in a
similar manner to which other matters are regulated throughout the city.
In further discussion the following were identified as desirable goals
to be achieved thorough passage of a tree protection ordinance:
protect the beauty and uniqueness of Atlantic Beach, provide wild life
habitat, protect property values, and save the maximum number of trees.
Following further discussion a second meeting to continue discussions of
the proposed tree ordinance by the City Commission and Tree Board was
scheduled for 7:00 PM on Thursday, December 10, 1992.
There being no further discussion, the Mayor declared the meeting
adjourned at 10:55 PM.
Maureen King. Ci. Cl k