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Council hears objections and explanations after protected trees removed for hotel; ordinance revisions planned
Summary
City officials and residents debated removal of protected trees on private property tied to a hotel project, with Community Development representatives defending the Development Review Committee process and the city announcing a tree-ordinance revision process and mitigation requirements for developers.
Gary Creel, the community development director for the City of Biloxi, described how a developer altered a hotel site plan to save most protected trees and explained why two trees were removed for construction access. Creel said developers must go through the Development Review Committee and planning processes and must follow mitigation rules when they remove protected trees.
The dispute centers on the Redeemed Church property, where a proposed two-suite hotel was shifted on the site after the DRC review to protect an oak tree. Creel said one tree had to be removed for driveway placement and another had structural problems: "that tree was hollowed" and a consulting ISA-certified arborist concluded limbs…
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