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Council accepts 15% tree‑caliper reduction for Windrose Green, tables Freedom Park mitigation
Summary
Council accepted a 15% credit adjustment to Windrose Green’s tree‑mitigation calculation (to be added into Phase 3 plantings) after staff and an arborist estimated 10–20% growth in planted trees. For Freedom Park preservation, the council tabled action pending clearer documentation and separated the developer’s haul/reimbursement questions for later review.
The council voted to accept a 15% adjustment to the tree‑caliper credits for the Windrose Green development and to add an equivalent caliper‑inch amount into Phase 3 plantings to meet the city’s aggregate mitigation requirement.
City and applicant presentations explained the technical issue: trees planted in late‑2022 matured by a 2024 survey, producing a higher measured caliper than the initial planting sizes used to…
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