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Planning board approves limited tree removals on seven Madeira lots after public objections

City of St. Augustine Planning & Zoning Board · December 2, 2025
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Summary

Toll Brothers won approval to remove specified significant trees on seven contracted Madeira Phase 3 lots after presenting an arborist inventory and stem-wall construction plan; neighbors pressed flood, habitat and long-term survivability concerns and asked staff to preserve more canopy.

The Planning & Zoning Board voted to permit targeted removal of significant trees on seven contracted lots in Madeira Phase 3 after the developer presented an arborist inventory and revised lot layouts intended to minimize canopy loss.

Toll Brothers representatives explained the company had reduced its original request (which covered dozens of lots) to a seven-lot package that reflects contracts and finalized footprints. The applicant presented an arborist’s tree inventory and argued that stem-wall construction and careful siting would reduce…

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