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Commission adopts updates to land-development code including new tree provisions; staff to study enforcement and education
Summary
The Ormond Beach City Commission adopted Ordinance 2025-08 on second reading, updating multiple landscaping and tree provisions in the land-development code and directing staff to study education and enforcement options related to tree removal and dangerous-tree procedures.
The Ormond Beach City Commission approved Ordinance 2025-08 on second reading to update the city's land-development code's landscaping and tree-related provisions, including changes to tree removal, tree protection and replacement, landscape and irrigation plan requirements, buffer-area standards, and the creation of land-alteration permits.
The ordinance amends several chapters and sections of the code and was read by title in the public hearing for a second reading. Public comments and an extended discussion focused on trees: resident Ed Lacombe described a personal experience removing a large, diseased tree and urged clearer information and protections; several commissioners and residents raised concerns about dangerous trees and…
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