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Tampa variance board approves removal of one live oak, denies removal of second at East Tampa commercial site
Summary
The Variance Review Board on Feb. 11 approved removal of one preservation-quality live oak (G7) at 5112 N. 20th St. and denied removal of a second (G6), after the applicant presented three site-layout alternatives and the board weighed parking and garbage‑truck circulation constraints.
The City of Tampa Variance Review Board on Feb. 11 voted to allow removal of one preservation-quality live oak (identified as G7) at 5112 N. 20th St. while denying removal of a nearby live oak (G6).
Board members and staff reviewed three alternate site plans the applicant proposed to balance required parking, trash-truck access and tree protection. Those alternatives ranged from preserving both trees (which reduced the site to as few as 41–44 spaces) to preserving only one and removing the other to meet the project’s need for viable parking for a restaurant tenant.
Natural Resources had designated the two trees as preservation‑quality live oaks. Per the applicant’s submittal, G6 is listed at 36 inches diameter at breast height (DBH) with a B7…
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