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Applicant representatives said the two lots (corner Lot 22 and Lot 24 in the packet) require limited tree removal and modest grading to construct single-family homes with stem-wall foundations; the city’s “no net loss” wetland policy allows purchase of mitigation credits for regulated wetland impacts. Staff explained the city’s requirement to demonstrate mitigation and noted the property was platted and historically developable.

Board members asked detailed questions about which trees would be removed and whether the applicant could shift footprints to save canopy. Applicants said several trees were in poor health or within dwelling footprints; one significant water oak (15-inch DBH) remained and would be handled as part of the requested approvals. The board asked the applicant to consider conservation measures for nearby undeveloped wetland parcels that the owner controls.

The applicant agreed on the record to place a recorded conservation easement over three adjacent wetland lots (lots 23, 25 and 27; parcel ID 1498700230) and to work with staff on the exact easement text. With that commitment, the board voted to approve PZB2025022 (approval of fill and tree removal for the lot) and then un‑tabled and approved the companion item PZB2025021, both conditioned on recording the conservation easement. The approvals allow the applicant to move forward with lot-level permitting; staff will review final grading, landscaping and mitigation at the building-permit stage.

Board action details: the board’s decision attached the conservation-easement condition to approvals and asked staff and the applicant to finalize easement language before the land-development permit is issued.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","St. Augustine - Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) - Jun 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning & Zoning Board approved one Conservation Overlay Zone application for lot-level fill and tree removal and un‑tabled a related application after the applicant agreed to record a conservation easement preserving three adjacent jurisdictional wetland lots.","taxTitle","St. Augustine, St. Johns County , Florida","taxId",4620,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6527138,"Planning board approves tree-removal plan, allowing commercial infrastructure at Madera site with off-site mitigation",0,2306000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647387-9f9f445423658381e961c6b1e1898e5f&start=2306&end=2306","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647387-9f9f445423658381e961c6b1e1898e5f/thumbnail_2306000.jpg","/articles/6527138/St-Augustine/St-Johns-County/Florida/Planning-board-approves-tree-removal-plan-allowing-commercial-infrastructure-at-Madera-site-with-off-site-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527138-e81b3852fe534870588426709de9a285/orig.mp4?Expires=1773744996&Signature=WHpUC70UgJstCxXq6gICvRZ7lP6cVf76tIdui9vBveaD94CK8ikbD5AwVdCwizsXCKUQHKmh7ahEeu4SMAlCb5zXaVUc3SDwrK3ovhEb4WpW2qyhBzGU8yOitXFP0EJBJp5kuT4lZaH-gS8YzAG0P5mSFXB4CRCX2s8oCG9rx9On~ObYDXCFV7imOBvJ1LoGPqHJBJvdx~VPycOB-EV~eHCzROlxIA3ZmN4~TZWqAKEkVrAcajkqFXYpqqn~CEQ2mA3~qoAaEw~qNRj7rZaaHbwWwHXNbHI9zy3UKWK~XxXXpn96rcnfXrFFjs5OWwmOzKV-Hv11u-xetmKXmHdAXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Augustine Planning & Zoning Board on Wednesday approved PZB202053, a Conservation Overlay Zone development request allowing significant tree impacts on two commercial parcels at the Madera/Montero project along U.S. 1 North, provided the developer implements the mitigation plan presented at the hearing.

The developer’s team said site constraints — areas requiring arsenic remediation and areas of fill that must be raised for utilities and stormwater — make removal of some large trees unavoidable. Developer representatives showed maps identifying Tree Protection Areas 1 and 2, arsenic remediation zones and fill depths up to about 6 feet in places; they said most significant canopy loss results from those remediation and fill demands.

Dominion Engineering president William Shaffer and landscape architect Brett Goddard presented a mitigation plan that consolidates replacement planting into common areas (a long spine road and adjacent open space) rather than on individual parcels. Goddard said the plan would plant several hundred trees (large caliper live oaks and supplementary pines/cypress) in the commons, producing credits to offset a listed deficit of 405 inches and produce no net deficit under chapter 25 requirements. The team also described protections for trees they can preserve, and tree wells around two specimen live oaks the team said could be retained near parking.

Neighbors and the Madera residents’ representative Kimberly Grain told the board she appreciated design improvements and the proposed screening between commercial and residential uses but urged continuing scrutiny of lighting, noise and arsenic remediation permits. Grain also asked that access from Ponce Island Drive be restricted to reduce cross-traffic with the adjacent residential entry.

Board members pressed the applicant for specifics on which parcels were under contract and which significant trees remain in question; the developer said four significant trees will be impacted now (parcels 3, 4, 10 and 11 are under contract and are the subject of the requested impacts), and that one parcel (Parcel 14) had been taken out of the request to reduce impacts while the owner seeks a lower-impact user. Several board members said they were satisfied that the team had reduced impacts and that the consolidated mitigation approach — planting larger trees in common areas up front — made enforcement and long-term survival easier to track.

After discussion the board voted, by roll call, to approve PZB202053. The motion passed unanimously following a roll call that recorded “yes” from Ashley Barnes, Charles Pappas, Susan Johns, Matthew Schafer, Carl Blow and Mike Davis.

The board’s approval covered the tree impacts and the mitigation plan as presented; the developer said it will continue to work with staff and the project arborist on tree-well details and to coordinate required environmental permits (including any St. Johns River Water Management District actions) as parcel-level work proceeds.

Board action details and next steps: the approval allows the developer to proceed with the Conservation Overlay Zone development application as presented; staff and the applicant will track mitigation plantings in common areas as the infrastructure is installed, and neighbors indicated they will monitor lighting, noise and remediation permitting at subsequent reviews.","The Planning & Zoning Board approved a Conservation Overlay Zone development allowing removal of several trees on two commercial parcels adjacent to U.S. 1 North, after the developer presented a mitigation strategy that moves planting credits to common-area infrastructure and adds tree wells and fencing for screening.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6527123,"Board backs rezoning and land-use change for new island fire station site on Anastasia Boulevard",510,6266000,6776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647387-9f9f445423658381e961c6b1e1898e5f&start=6266&end=6776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647387-9f9f445423658381e961c6b1e1898e5f/thumbnail_6266000.jpg","/articles/6527123/St-Augustine/St-Johns-County/Florida/Board-backs-rezoning-and-land-use-change-for-new-island-fire-station-site-on-Anastasia-Boulevard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527123-51792ebf114d80b9f3cb54d41183a831/orig.mp4?Expires=1773744996&Signature=Z6nkaKpkaLOe~PbkQooqtt7AEW24Ij30s6QJNBM6EWrMpSYuJ6zqSR1i6ZGkLRCYY7CXBgjf8YFLQ8BjjTleiqrftpX8gkOShHL3omZfAd3O9yjaEEFNm5knK8nDGkfUrJMinkpLtVBBf5gwQLF~Ufq9XWYln6azF54uBLmc8B8q564w-WM8TKjt2WzVtrRtXNtJ~o5oguAtfGDpvJxpvOxFEwiAkIdb0UZjHc6u6YqYAKY9vG1BCTqufsKf32qgNc9a5zp28U3-pbb9-6Lrdh-N2ad7vYJCxhIkBVE3WHa0QJoik6FqYVWx74~ExPs7ILggcpLM4zox7qXDNo3b5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning & Zoning Board voted to recommend that the City Commission change the future land use and zoning for 500 Anastasia Boulevard from Commercial Low Intensity (CL-2) to Public (future land use) and Government Use (GU) zoning so the city can develop a new island fire station at the site.

Staff and the planning director told the board the city purchased the one-plus-acre site (the former Blue Rodder Jewelry location) to replace an aging 1950s-era island fire station that is functionally obsolete and located in a constrained location. FDOT staff and city engineers prefer relocation of the station to facilitate a safer traffic geometry at the intersection of Anastasia Boulevard / A1A, Old Quarry Road and Red Cox Drive as the corridor evolves.

Board members discussed neighborhood impacts and a small number of written concerns about noise; staff noted operational noise and decibel limits in city code and said the facility will be designed to meet code and public-safety needs. The board voted to recommend approval to the City Commission, finding the proposed land-use and zoning changes consistent with the comprehensive plan’s public‑facility objectives.

The matter will be before the City Commission for final action; the board’s recommendation accompanies the city’s application.","The Planning & Zoning Board recommended the City Commission approve changing 500 Anastasia Boulevard from commercial low-intensity (CL-2) to public use and rezoning it to Government Use (GU). The city recently purchased the former jewelry-store property as the preferred site for a relocated island fire station.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6527128,"Board approves Windward Shipyards tree-mitigation amendment and recommends PUD modification to commission, with cedar-tree follow-up",316,3558000,3874000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647387-9f9f445423658381e961c6b1e1898e5f&start=3558&end=3874","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647387-9f9f445423658381e961c6b1e1898e5f/thumbnail_3558000.jpg","/articles/6527128/St-Augustine/St-Johns-County/Florida/Board-approves-Windward-Shipyards-tree-mitigation-amendment-and-recommends-PUD-modification-to-commission-with-cedar-tree-follow-up","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527128-a18075a1b8b205b6a9562f0cab5d3ff9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773744996&Signature=MK3Dy9YLbpTK~X4k89~jwIyGc3Xst7DtM5Vle2u1Tdke5l0c1FYzOHQlZshGiIGif8E0fTK8W82xV0h510UuoQPKh3IOCL6KuQv1AJHAYxTzBPalfhIzv7XwunnFOehVrgoxTQBP0Ndon3ZJgjR1KMx73grgsi323TMFMOfk4VwNwUb9HoC6qfMJkksSdc0z1EIt3gdwKTyhgzexI5ascI3xCRLbBEwy09R0KjEByuyz1fSZ5mS7REuYlFEEMQGAP4EuIMfekY0ViYReNua6-o550wKMYbyPYSzFfiPB-VE9QjnetSnQAa~EJkj5qR8szww3fzzbSsizUfdLm2eVog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning & Zoning Board approved an amendment to the Windward Shipyards conservation-overlay mitigation plan that adds five 18-inch DBH southern live oaks to the town-center mitigation area, and then recommended approval of a linked PUD modification (rezoning/amendment) to the city commission.

Applicant representatives said the added trees fulfill the original intent to transplant or install large specimen trees in the town center after earlier removals. The board voted to approve PZB202538 (mitigation amendment) after applicants and staff confirmed the proposal includes five 18-inch-diameter-at-breast-height (DBH) live oaks to be planted or guaranteed in the town center; the agreement includes replacement or a payment of $40,000 per specimen if a tree dies for reasons other than an act of God, with the city retaining the option to replace on city-owned preserved land or require on-site replacement.

During the PUD discussion the board recommended approval to the city commission for the PUD modification; commissioners will consider the rezoning/revision at a future meeting. Board members pressed developers on a separate issue: cedar trees that had been relocated earlier as part of the project and now appear stressed or dead. Developers and Toll Brothers (the townhome parcel owner) confirmed they are working with staff on how to replace or credit any cedars that were lost; the board asked that the replacement approach be documented and enforced as part of the PUD/development order rather than left to informal follow-up.

The board’s formal actions: (1) approved the mitigation amendment (PZB202538) to add five large live oaks and associated language requiring replacement or fund payment if trees die, and (2) recommended approval of the Windward Shipyards PUD modification to the city commission, asking staff and applicants to finalize cedar-tree replacement/credit language for insertion into the PUD documents prior to Commission action if possible. Board members said the combined solutions resolved the primary outstanding tree-mitigation questions and would allow the development to proceed under clarified mitigation obligations.","The Planning & Zoning Board approved an amendment adding five large live oaks to a mitigation plan and recommended approval of a related Windward Shipyards PUD modification; members asked developers to resolve a separate question about cedars that were relocated earlier and are now struggling.","actionData","errors"]

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