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Commissioners adopt limited tree-code changes: measurement standard and higher tree-inch penalty
5831167 · August 25, 2025
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Summary
After debate and a failed broader amendment, the board approved narrower changes to the Land Development Code to standardize measuring methods for designated specimen trees and raised the tree-inch deficiency charge from $25 to $100.
St. Johns County commissioners on Aug. 5 declined a broader set of Land Development Code changes but approved narrower amendments to tree regulations: standardizing the method of measuring designated specimen trees and increasing the tree-inch deficiency charge from $25 to $100. The broader ordinance amendments (Article IV, Article V and…
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