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Owners get approval to remove large oak at 2143 Madison Avenue, must plant replacement tree
Summary
The Montgomery City Architecture Review Board approved the removal of a water oak at 2143 Madison Avenue after hearing structural concerns from the property owners and a city inspection. Approval is conditioned on planting a substantial replacement tree coordinated with the urban forester.
The Montgomery City Architecture Review Board on an application from the owners of 2143 Madison Avenue approved removal of a large water oak that owners said is damaging driveways and a brick porte-cochère column.
The board granted approval after hearing a structural assessment from the homeowners’ structural engineer, who described root-induced damage to both driveways and to a brick column at the house’s porte-cochère. Board members conditioned the approval on the applicants planting a substantial replacement shade tree in a backyard location and coordinating species selection with the city’s urban forester.
The homeowners, Alisa Beck and Bill Beck, told the board that tree roots had lifted portions of the concrete driveway and…
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