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Council remands 105 Bowles Drive tree‑fine appeal to staff for landscape management plan; applicant given path to vacate fine
Summary
After an appeal from property owner Benton Anderson over a $39,025 zoning fine for unpermitted tree removals, council directed staff to work with the appellant on an arborist‑prepared landscape management and replacement plan and to vacate the fine if requirements are met; council left re‑appeal rights intact.
The Woodstock City Council voted 5–0 on August 11 to remand an appeal about a $39,025 zoning fine levied for unpermitted tree removals at 105 Bowles Drive to city staff for negotiated remediation. The appellant, Benton Anderson, appealed the fine after staff found 24 trees had been felled or severely pruned without an approved tree permit; measurements totaled 256 caliper inches, and 23 trees were classified as protected and one as a specimen tree under the city’s Land Development Ordinance (LDO).
Staff presentation: Jeff Dunn (planning staff) summarized the enforcement timeline: city staff learned of tree work on June 6, approached the on‑site landscape contractor and found no permit; a stop‑work order was posted; a permit application submitted later the same day was denied because the work had already been performed and exceeded what a residential tree permit allows. Dunn reported…
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