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Council discusses proposed Farmington Branch subdivision, tree preservation easement vacation and mitigation conditions
Summary
Council members reviewed a proposed 44-acre subdivision north of Mount Kessler, discussed the lack of a submitted tree survey, canopy-preservation requirements, proposed easement vacations, mitigation (28 replacement trees) and recommended conditions for City Council review.
Council members and staff discussed a proposed subdivision on a roughly 44-acre parcel north of Mount Kessler along the Farmington branch, tree-preservation requirements, and a proposed vacation of portions of existing tree-preservation easements.
A staff member identified the parcel as about 44 acres with roughly 95% canopy cover and said it had been approved previously for an RV park that never materialized. The current submittal is a new conceptual subdivision plan with about 12 lots; the applicant previously requested a variance related to a tree survey but the variance was not forwarded, and the urban forester said a tree survey still had not been provided. Per the city’s zoning rules cited in the discussion, the applicant will be required to meet a weighted average canopy-preservation minimum of about 25% on-site because the parcel spans multiple zones and includes parts of a Hillside/HHOD area.
Staff described streamside protection zones and voluntary forestry BMPs discussed in the meeting: the forestry BMPs referenced a 35-foot…
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