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Board denies specimen-tree removal but approves lower ground-floor height for Brookhaven affordable-housing site
Summary
After extended public comment and technical back-and-forth, the board denied a request to remove a 36-inch loblolly pine under the specimen-tree rule but approved a separate variance reducing required ground-floor height from 14 feet to about 10.7 feet, subject to staff conditions.
The board reviewed a contested application that included a request to remove a 36-inch loblolly pine (a specimen tree) and a request to reduce the required ground-floor height for a multi-story affordable-housing development on a site of just under one acre. Applicant representatives (Jill Kelleher of Meridian Studios and project team members) said the tree sits within the small buildable envelope and that removal is necessary for the approved development; they presented a certified arborist assessment and said city arborist staff had agreed with…
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