2347 Fiddlers Lane WAIV18-0006 Staff Report CC 05.29.2018CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: WAIV18-0006 Public Hearing
Request for a waiver as permitted by Section 23-8, to waive the required mitigation for tree removal on a residential property as required by Section 23-33 to allow for the construction
of a new single family home at 2347 Fiddlers Lane (Lot 54 Oceanwalk Unit One).
SUBMITTED BY: Shane Corbin, Community Development Director
DATE: May 29, 2018
BACKGROUND: The applicant is Julie Hammond, the owner of 2347 Fiddlers Lane. The applicant is requesting to waive the 50% mitigation rate for tree removal on private property as required
by Section 23-33. The tree removal permit for this property was submitted in September 2017 in preparation for the construction of a new home. Prior to construction beginning in late
2017, the lot had remained vacant for decades resulting in heavy vegetation growth with 104 trees being identified on the lot. The tree removal permit identified 43 of these trees,
totaling 540 inches, as being removed. Per Section 23-33, this resulted in a required mitigation of 270 inches (50%). Mitigation can be in the form of tree replacement (new plantings),
relocation, or preservation.
In November 2017, the applicant submitted a successful mitigation/landscape plan that showed 73 inches of preservation credit and 202 inches of replacement credit for a total of 275
inches of mitigation. Specifically, the mitigation plan called for the planting of twenty palm trees, one crape myrtle, and four live oaks on the property. With construction of the
new home nearing completion, the applicant has requested, at a minimum, relief from planting the four live oaks.
BUDGET: None
RECOMMENDATION: To consider waiver WAIV18-0006
ATTACHMENTS: WAIV18-0006 application
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ______________________________________________