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Miami board reduces after‑the‑fact mango tree mitigation to a single native replacement
Summary
After hearing staff that code requires large replacement for a 20" DBH mango removed without a permit, the board granted conditional relief: the appellant must plant one 4" DBH Florida native tree (Florida Grade No.1) with a one‑year guarantee; the motion passed unanimously.
The Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board upheld an appeal of an after‑the‑fact tree removal permit for a 20‑inch diameter‑at‑breast‑height (DBH) mango tree at 224 Northwest 70 Fifth Street but imposed a limited replacement condition.
Environmental Resource staff presented the case and explained replacement obligations under the city’s Environmental Preservation Ordinance (chapter 17). For an after‑the‑fact removal of a 20" DBH tree on a non‑homestead property the code requires either 16 replacement trees at 2" DBH or 8 trees at 4" DBH, or,…
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