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Board hears concerns about unpermitted tree removals as staff cites arborist recommendation to remove specimen oak
Summary
At a Brookhaven planning work session, staff recommended conditional approval to remove a specimen oak at 1372 Oconee Pass after the city arborist warned surrounding pines and prior encroachments put the oak at risk; board members reported multiple trees already removed and asked about code enforcement.
At 1372 Oconee Pass, staff presented VAR2533 seeking removal of a specimen oak tree outside the building envelope. Staff said the case was originally filed under the prior tree ordinance and recommended conditional approval based on the city arborist’s assessment that prior removal of surrounding pines and right-of-way encroachment into the critical root zone had compromised the oak.
"The arborist is saying the tree is…
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