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Council approves tree-variance allowing fee-in-lieu amid irrigation limits
Summary
The council granted a variance to two tree-ordinance sections allowing a fee-in-lieu for up to 50% of removed tree caliber inches (set at $300 per caliber inch). The applicant cited lack of commercial irrigation permits and protection of mature landscaping; the motion passed with one opposition.
An applicant seeking relief from the city's tree ordinance told the council the hardship on the subject property was more than financial, and the council voted to grant a variance that allows a fee-in-lieu for part of required mitigation.
Speaker 1, identified in the record as the applicant/presenter, said strict adherence to the ordinance "would require the planting of 70 more trees" and that "the Texas Water Company is not issuing…
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