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Staff: trees removed at First National Bank site were under 14-inch threshold; bank pursuing landscaping and drainage fixes
Summary
Planning staff told the commission trees removed in front of the First National Bank site were under the 14-inch diameter threshold cited in code at the time, and that the property owner is implementing landscaping, brick pavers and an absorption (French) drain to address runoff and site issues.
Planning staff updated the commission on trees removed at the First National Bank property and said the removals complied with the city’s tree-size threshold that applied at the time.
Staff said the trees were “under 14 inches” so the tree-preservation threshold did not apply, and that trees were removed after concerns about paving upheaval, irrigation damage and declining tree health.…
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