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Council reviews request to vacate portion of Mitchell Street tree-preservation easement, debate over canopy replacement and precedent
Summary
City staff recommended conditional approval to vacate about 0.14 acres of a tree preservation easement on West Mitchell Street in exchange for approximately 0.8 acres of replacement easements elsewhere; council members raised concerns about precedent for vacating permanent easements, canopy locations, past tree removal and requested a fuller presentation next week.
City staff presented an ordinance seeking vacation of a 6,061 sq ft portion of an existing tree preservation easement on West Mitchell Street to allow development of six townhomes. Willa Thomason, Urban Forester, said the current parcel is 0.67 acres and that the…
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