| 37.09 percent according to Linda Lemke’s calculations based on 943 trees to be |
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| removed, still meeting the minimum 37 percent required by the ordinance. She |
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| referenced the memo from Gerald Lee, Forestry Operations Manager, dated April |
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| 28, 1997; the letter from Linda Lemke dated April 25, 1997 describing the impact to |
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| the trees; the Revised Tree Preservation Plan dated received by the City on April 22, |
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| 1997. That plan has been reviewed by Forestry and Eric Olson of Linda Lemke & |
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| Associates and they have determined that the minimum required tree preservation |
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| percentage of 37 percent can still be met -- albeit with a very slim margin. She also |
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| noted that the applicant Fraser Fieldstone in its letter dated April 19, 1997 is willing to |
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| comply with all requirements in order to meet the ordinance in this regard. No further |
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| engineering changes are anticipated. The tree replacement credits and bond need to |
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| be adjusted, and any motion to approve would need to indicate that. Mr. Lee will |
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| review the individual plot plans submitted to the Building Department for any further |
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| There was a brief discussion regarding the calculations by Mr. Lee and Ms. Lemke of |
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| the number of trees to be removed -- 936 or 933 respectively -- and whether or not |
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| this was a discrepancy. The total number of regulated trees to be removed -- 1,499 - |
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| - was not in dispute. Ms. Goodwin clarified the calculations by stating that building |
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| envelopes are based on setbacks at this stage. It is not known where driveways will |
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| be placed. The calculations of 936 or 933 include trees in the side yards, rear yards, |
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| front yards which may or may not come down. A more conservative approach was |
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| taken by staff in order to allow for some flexibility for additional tree removal if |
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| necessary. There may also be additional tree preservation that is not reflected in these |
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| MOTION by Robbins, seconded by Boswell, in the matter of File No. 94-428 |
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| (Avon Woods Subdivision), to grant the Revised Tree Removal Permit |
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| incorporating the findings in correspondence submitted this evening, Mr. Lee’s memo |
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| dated April 28, 1997, the Revised Tree Preservation Plan dated received April 22, |
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| 19997, plus two conditions covering a bond amount to be amended and determined |
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| by staff, and the condition in Linda Lemke’s letter dated April 25, 1997, and the |
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| Revised Plans dated received April 22, 1997. |
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