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ECC approves removal of seven specimen trees, denies four, at Montalcino Phase 4; $80,700 habitat mitigation required
Summary
The commission approved requests to remove several specimen trees in Montalcino Phase 4 while denying removal of others; staff said upland habitat mitigation of $80,700 will be applied for 5.38 acres of impacted habitat.
The Environmental Conservation Commission approved the developer’s tree removal requests for multiple specimen trees in the Montalcino Phase 4 subdivision on April 1, while denying removal of several other trees that the commission determined should be preserved.
Town staff and the applicant presented that the 72-acre parcel contains 67 specimen trees; the developer requested removal of seven specimen trees (shown in red on the submitted survey) and identified four additional specimen trees as yellow-category trees that may be removed later by future homeowners if site-specific dwelling plans make preservation infeasible. Staff said many impacted trees lie within areas…
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