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Woodstock council approves $5,000 settlement and replanting plan after unauthorized tree removal at Arnold Mill
Summary
The Woodstock mayor and council approved a motion requiring a $5,000 payment to the city and a replanting plan to resolve a zoning fine for 39 trees removed without a permit at a commercial site on Arnold Mill Road; the vote was 5-1 with Councilman Ake opposed.
The Woodstock mayor and council on Jan. 13 approved a settlement requiring the property owner to pay $5,000 to the city and install a replanting plan by April 1 to resolve a zoning fine for trees removed without a permit at 119 Arnold Mill Park and 227 Arnold Mill Road. The motion passed 5-1, with Councilman Ake casting the lone negative vote.
City staff told the council that the contractor felled 39 trees totaling 454 tree inches and that the original fine, calculated at $150 per inch, was $68,100. An arborist report procured by staff in June 2024 found that about 15% of the removed trees were dead or dying; staff said that finding and the appellant’s proposed replanting plan reduced the recommended fine to…
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