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Commission approves alternative tree mitigation payment to fund Alma Williams Park improvements
Summary
The commission approved an alternative tree mitigation settlement allowing a developer to pay $200,000 in lieu of planting remaining caliper inches on-site. The commission voted 7-0 to accept the developer's proposal to direct that payment to amenities at nearby Alma Williams Park.
The Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 14 voted 7 to 0 to approve an alternative tree mitigation settlement agreement that allows a developer to pay $200,000 in lieu of planting the remaining required tree caliper inches on-site and to direct those funds toward improvements at the adjacent Alma Williams Park.
John Arnold of Scoreboard Company (applicant) requested the alternative mitigation as part of development of the Urban Farm subdivision (PD 104), a 98.4-acre project that will include 123 residential lots. City staff reported the applicant’s preliminary tree survey estimated 4,188 caliper inches would be removed during development. The applicant’s landscape plan proposes planting 269 canopy trees…
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