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Coupeville staff: Madrona tree at 604 NW Madrona will be removed and replanted; design-review gaps prompt code updates
Summary
Coupeville planning staff told the Historic Preservation Commission at a workshop that the large Madrona tree beside the approved COA23031 project at 604 NW Madrona is dying and likely must be removed; the owner and utilities propose replacing it as part of the project's landscaping.
Coupeville planning staff told the Historic Preservation Commission at a workshop that the large Madrona tree beside the approved COA23031 project at 604 NW Madrona is dying and is likely to be removed for safety and utility work, and that the property owner has agreed to replant a Madrona as part of the project landscaping.
The update matters because the tree appeared on the site plan approved by the commission and served as screening for a front-facing garage; commissioners said seeing mid-project changes on the ground has highlighted gaps in how elevations and post-approval changes are documented and enforced.
At the March workshop staff described the situation as a common development occurrence in which initial…
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