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Neighbor asks Oak Ridge to enforce tree‑preservation rules after developer cleared Lot 16
Summary
Joanne Morris told the council that trees shown on earlier plans for the Ashford subdivision were removed near her property and asked the town to require the developer to replant trees to meet the town's tree‑preservation ordinance.
Joanne Morris, who said she lives at 6727 Brookbank Road and whose property borders the Ashford subdivision, told the Town of Oak Ridge council on Feb. 6 that trees designated in the project's 30‑foot tree‑preservation area were reduced to 20 feet on the plan for Lot 16 and that clearing activity removed trees up to the preserved boundary.
"The town of Oak Ridge has adopted a tree preservation ordinance, which calls for the replacement of any trees to comply with the tree coverage…
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