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Brookhaven staff recommends deferring Mayfair Drive specimen-tree removal request to Nov. 19

Brookhaven Board of Appeals · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Staff asked the Board of Appeals to defer a Mayfair Drive variance seeking removal of a specimen tree so the applicant can explore driveway alternatives and clarify an arborist's valuation methodology; members requested follow-up with the city's canopy manager and the applicant's arborist.

Staff recommended that the Board of Appeals defer consideration of VAR 25281307 (Mayfair Drive), a request to remove a specimen tree outside the building envelope, to the Nov. 19, 2025 docket to allow more review and alternative designs.

At the outset of the item the staff presenter said, "staff is recommending to defer the case to 11/19/2025," and noted the applicant had submitted a revised site plan that might show a driveway location between two trees but that preserving the trees may still be feasible with design adjustments…

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