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Board fines IH6 Properties $10,000 for removing two protected trees without permits
Summary
Inspectors found two protected trees removed at 209 Nestle Branch Drive without permits. The board ruled the removals were irreversible, fined the property owner $5,000 per tree (total $10,000) and awarded $410 in administrative costs; vote was unanimous 7–0.
The Safety Harbor Code Enforcement Board on March 19 found IH6 Property Florida LP in violation for removing two protected trees at 209 Nestle Branch Drive without the required tree-removal permits and imposed the maximum statutory fines.
City staff and the city arborist presented photographs and testimony documenting the removal of a southern live oak and a southern red cedar. James Ryan, the city arborist, testified that both species are protected and that the removal of mature specimens is “irreparable” because a planted replacement would take decades or longer to reach the same size and…
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