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Council increases tree-mitigation rebate to 50% for Garages of America after developer appeal
Summary
Garages of America, proposing a 72-unit for-sale garage project in North Garland, received a council-approved increase of the tree mitigation fee rebate from 25% to 50% after the developer and council members described unexpectedly large mitigation costs.
Garages of America owner Fred Gans told the Garland City Council on March 18 that new tree-mitigation calculations produced an unexpectedly large charge near $390,000, and he asked the council for relief to keep the project economically viable.
Gans said he had relied on prior staff guidance and his civil engineer’s estimates while planning the project and that turnover in city staff and changes to the city’s tree-mitigation rules in 2023 led to a higher-than-expected final mitigation figure.…
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