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Commission approves first reading of Taylor Ridge PD amendment that reduces mitigation for deteriorated trees
Summary
The commission approved on first reading an amendment to the Taylor Ridge planned development that allows reduced replacement for non‑specimen trees the project arborist deems in poor condition; commissioners also heard that two lots were lost after a retention‑pond redesign.
On first reading the City of DeLand City Commission approved an amendment to the Taylor Ridge planned development (PD) that modifies tree mitigation rules for the project, allowing a reduced replacement rate for non‑specimen trees the applicant’s arborist identifies as in poor, deteriorated condition.
Why it matters: the Taylor Ridge PD is a 26‑acre single‑family subdivision whose original PD required mitigation for all trees 6 inches DBH and larger. The amendment narrows that requirement so that non‑specimen trees designated by an arborist as “poor and unable to be restored to viability” would be mitigated at a reduced rate (proposed language ties mitigation to 10% of the DBH of…
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