WAIV18-0006 ESCRequest for a waiver from the required tree
mitigation for the construction of a new home
at 2347 Fiddlers Lane.
WAIV18-0006
Site Context and Detail
Site Context and Detail
•Previously vacant lot
•No records of ever being developed
•Contained 104 total trees that were 3” or
greater in diameter at breast height (DBH)
Background
Tree removal permit in September, 2017 for the construction of a new house.
104 trees on the property requiring 43 removed = 540 inches / 50% = 270 inches.
Legacy trees must be replaced by legacy trees
Oaks must be replaced by oaks or by similar hardwoods
Double mitigation credit is given when replacing a non-legacy tree with a species on the
legacy tree list
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Background
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•A successful mitigation plan approved in November, 2017.
•This plan had 275 total inches of mitigation (73 inches of preservation credit and
202 inches of replacement credit).
•The mitigation plan:
•Twenty 8 inch caliper palm trees
•One 3 inch caliper Crape Myrtle
•Five 4” caliper Live Oaks
Existing Conditions
Alternative Options
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Analysis and Concerns
Limited space for new plantings exists on property.
Can replace the live oaks with another species on the legacy tree list
Once an applicant completes 50% of mitigation on-site, they can pay for the
remaining mitigation at $123 per inch.
Prior to the 2015 update of Chapter 23, the applicant would owe 79 inches of
mitigation since most of the trees that were removed were located within the
buildable area.
Of the 54 tree permits issued within the last 12 months
Average number of inches removed per permit is 84 inches and the average amount
of mitigation planted is about 52 inches.
Approximately 332 Vacant Lots
160 ABCC and Habitat
172 Other
94 Heavily wooded
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Grounds for a Decision
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Section 23-8 Definitions:
Waiver shall mean a limited deviation from a specific provision(s) of this
chapter or other land development regulations contained within City
Code, when it is demonstrated that compliance with such provision(s)
would be unreasonable, in conflict with the public interest, or a practical
impossibility. A waiver from the land development regulations may be
approved by the city commission upon showing of good cause, and upon
evidence that an alternative to a specific provision(s) of this chapter shall
be provided, which conforms to the general intent and spirit of the
chapter.