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Council approves removal of two large 'heritage' trees at Boyce mixed‑use site over protest from tree‑minded planners
Summary
The council approved a developer request to remove two heritage trees from the Boyce mixed‑use site, permitting removal with a fee‑in‑lieu to the city's replacement fund; Planning & Zoning had approved the request reluctantly and the motion passed 6–1.
The City Council voted to allow removal of two trees designated as "heritage" at the Boyce Mixed‑Use Development on West Boyce Street, approving a fee‑in‑lieu to offset the loss.
Michael Burrell, interim development services director, explained that the two trees are large enough to meet the city's heritage designation (the code applies to trees over 25 inches diameter at breast height) and said one specimen (tree No. 29) was "speculated…
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