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Environmental advisory board urges rules to protect Melbourne Beach's native canopy; commission OKs planner review
Summary
The Environmental Advisory Board asked the Town Commission to adopt stronger protections for native canopy trees and proposed rules (replacement ratios, a landscape officer, invasive-species removal and fees). Commissioners authorized the town planner to review draft ordinance language and to provide a comparative analysis and memo, authorizing up to $1,000 for the work.
The Melbourne Beach Environmental Advisory Board presented a set of recommended changes to the town's landscaping rules on July 16, urging stricter protections for long-lived native canopy trees and more native plantings in new developments.
Karen Sonati, a member of the board, told the commission the board's proposals would preserve centuries-old live oaks and other native canopy species, increase stormwater mitigation and sustain the town's designation as a bird sanctuary. The board recommended several specific measures:…
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