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Public urges council to preserve tree protections as changes to forest, grading and landscaping codes are considered
Summary
At public hearings on Ordinances 11-91, 11-92 and 11-93, residents and community members urged the council to retain protections for mature trees, fix regulatory conflicts between site plan and forest conservation reviews, and reconsider clauses that allow automatic approvals when staff review deadlines lapse.
Havre de Grace residents urged the mayor and city council on June 2 to preserve protections for mature trees and to clarify the city’s land development review process during public hearings on three related ordinances: Ordinance 11-91 (forest conservation), Ordinance 11-92 (grading and filling), and Ordinance 11-93 (landscaping).
Chip Place, a resident of Cigar Loop who spoke at the hearing, told the council the city’s regulatory process creates an “inherent conflict” when subdivision or site-plan approvals are treated separately from forest conservation approvals. “Incorporate forest conservation and landscaping approvals in the underlying land use application, not as separate administrative approvals,” Place said, quoting the recently adopted comprehensive plan’s recommendation…
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