HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 10 08 Document Given to Board Members Under Regular 602 Regarding Historical Tree DesignationsDate: October 8, 2008
THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT WAS
GIVEN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS
UNDER AGENDA ITEM 602 AT THE
OCTOBER 8, 2008 REGULAR
QUARTERLY MEETING.
Sec. 5-8. Specimen or historic trees.
(a) Designation. Certain trees, herein referred to as "specimen" or "historic" trees, are
of especially great concern to the public because of ecological value, of indigenous
character, size, age or historic association. Determination that a tree is a historic tree shall
be made by resolution of the city commission after a recommendation of the
beautification board of Winter Springs, and the city forester shall keep a permanent
record of all trees so designated by the city commission. Specimen trees are all trees
(other than "undesirable trees" identified in Appendix A, dead trees or diseased trees)
which have a caliper of twenty-four (24) inches or more in diameter. Designation as an
historic tree may occur in any one of the following ways:
(1) An applicant may request designation of an historic tree as part of any master plan,
preliminary subdivision plat, or site plan application. To do so, the applicant shall submit
an expert evaluation by a landscape architect, horticulturalist, city forester, or other
horticultural expert as part of the application.
(2) A property owner may request such designation at any time. To do so, the property
owner shall submit an expert evaluation by a landscape architect, horticulturalist, city
forester historian or other horticultural expert.
(3) The city's forester may recommend such designation as part of their review of any
application for development, stating in writing their reasons for such designation, or may
make such designation as part of an overall tree protection planning program for the city
or portion thereof.
(4) Historic tree designations shall be subject to approval by resolution of the city
commission and the city commission may grant tree replacement credits, upon granting
an historic tree designation.
(b) Removal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, specimen or historic
trees shall not be removed except for extraordinary circumstances and hardships and only
by final permit approved by the city commission.
(Ord. No. 2002-08, § 2, 4-8-02; 2003-22, § 2, 10-13-03)