Draft creates 'heritage-tree' protections and significant removal penalties
Staff proposed a new heritage-tree designation and higher mitigation caps: heritage trees defined at 20-inch or 40-inch DBH thresholds and a proposed $75-per-caliper-inch removal penalty; mitigation caps would rise to $37,500 per acre.
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Jay outlined substantial changes to the tree-protection portion of the zoning code, including a new heritage-tree definition and penalties for removal. He read the proposed thresholds: "H, heritage tree 20 inches or greater DBH located within the setback or buffers of any property within the city 40 inches or greater DBH located anywhere within the city." He also described a proposed removal penalty of "$75 per caliper inch" for heritage trees and a mitigation cap of $37,500 per acre.
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