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Oak Ridge council grants sidewalk waiver to protect six historic oaks at River Ridge Farm
Summary
The Town of Oak Ridge Council voted Nov. 6 to grant a waiver of the sidewalk requirement for the River Ridge Farm subdivision after concluding that installing a sidewalk would endanger six historic oak trees and that pedestrian connectivity could be maintained by the sidewalk across Linville Road.
The Town of Oak Ridge Council voted Nov. 6 to grant a waiver of the sidewalk requirement for the River Ridge Farm subdivision after concluding that installing a sidewalk along Linville Road would risk damage to six historic oak trees and that the waiver would provide equal or better performance for pedestrian connectivity.
At a hearing, the applicant’s attorney, Beau Rodenboe, said the four-lot subdivision fronts Linville Road and that installing a sidewalk there would “require that the existing historic oak trees be damaged or killed,” citing an arborist report submitted with the application. Rodenboe said the property’s designation in the town’s 2016 future land use plan places…
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