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Dobbs Ferry trustees adopt narrower tree‑preservation rules after lengthy public hearing
Summary
After public comment and drafting clarifications, the Board of Trustees approved amendments to the tree‑preservation chapter that reduce the replacement threshold from 8" to 6" DBH, allow certain shrubs as replacements, and clarify emergency‑removal reporting requirements.
The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Oct. 28 to adopt revisions to the village’s tree‑preservation provisions in the zoning chapter, after an extended public hearing and detailed clarifying changes sought by residents.
Trustee Patino summarized the amendments and the reasoning behind them: lowering the replacement diameter‑at‑breast‑height threshold from 8 inches to 6 inches, permitting specified shrubs as acceptable replacements where tree replanting is impractical, and adding language to address emergency tree…
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