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Developer will pay $200,000 toward improvements at Alma Williams Park instead of planting remaining trees for Irwin Farm subdivision
Summary
The council approved an alternative tree mitigation settlement: the Irwin Farm developer will pay $200,000 (at $100 per caliper inch) to directly fund amenities at adjacent Alma Williams Park rather than planting all required canopy trees on site.
The Rockwall City Council on Oct. 20 approved an alternative tree mitigation settlement for the Irwin Farm subdivision, allowing the developer to pay $200,000 into park improvements at the adjacent Alma Williams Park in lieu of planting all remaining required canopy trees on the 98.33-acre development.
City planning staff reported the applicant's tree survey shows removal of about 4,188 caliper inches of protected trees; the submitted landscape plan provides approximately 547 canopy trees equating to about 2,188 caliper inches.…
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