Title
Request for Tree Removal Permit Approval - File No. PTP2025-0013 - to remove 132 regulated trees and 2 specimen trees and to provide 136 required replacement trees onsite for Grandview condominiums, a proposed development of 16 detached single family residences on approximately 6.0 acres of land, located at 1548 W. Auburn Rd., Parcel No. 15-28-300-059, on the north side of Auburn between Crooks and Livernois, zoned R-4 One Family Residential with the MR Mixed Residential Overlay; Vito Munaco, Grandview of Rochester Hills, LLC, Applicant
Body
Resolved, that the Rochester Hills Planning Commission hereby grants a Tree Removal Permit - File No. PTP2025-0013 - for Grandview Condominiums, based on plans received by the Planning Department on August 14, 2026, with the following findings and subject to the following conditions:
Findings
1. The proposed removal and replacement of regulated trees is in conformance with the City’s Tree Conservation Ordinance.
2. The applicant is proposing to remove 132 regulated trees and 2 specimen trees.
3. Based on the number of preserved trees onsite, the number and type of trees being removed, the applicant is required to provide a total of 136 tree credits as a part of the overall development. The applicant is proposing to plant 21 trees onsite and pay 115 trees into the City’s Tree Fund.
4. Overall, the applicant is planting 98 shade trees, 39 evergreen trees, plus 26 ornamental trees onsite as a part of the landscape plan.
Conditions
1. Tree protective fencing, as reviewed and approved by the City staff, shall be installed prior to temporary grade being issued by Engineering.
2. Provide payment, equal to the current required fee for replacement trees, along with any additional fees associated with such, into the City’s Tree Fund for the remaining 115 replacement trees identified on the site plan at a rate per tree as prescribed by the City.