Resident asks board to deny Plantation Island office plan until tree-inventory errors are fixed
Neighbors challenged the accuracy of a developer's tree inventory for a proposed two-office medical building at 1400 Plantation Island Drive; the board asked staff to confirm counts and left approval contingent on staff agreeing the corrected inventory meets mitigation requirements.
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Staff told the board the application at 1400 Plantation Island Drive would allow removal of about 167 trees, including three significant trees, and that the proposal retained roughly 30% of the significant tree canopy. Public commenter Krista Case urged denial until "all documented deficiencies and inaccuracies within the application are rectified," listing specific code and policy questions about retention rates and wildlife surveys.
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