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Woodstock council allows replanting in two tree-removal cases, waives monetary repayment
Summary
Council approved accepting replanting plans and tree-planting requirements in place of monetary fines for two unpermitted tree-removal cases: $22,200 at 306 Winchester Way and $9,600 at 142 Bentley Parkway; both actions passed 4-0 with two absences.
The Woodstock City Council voted unanimously to accept replanting plans or tree-planting in lieu of monetary repayment in two separate zoning fine appeals related to unpermitted tree removals.
In the first case, staff reported that five trees (a total of 148 tree inches) had been removed at 306 Winchester Way before inspectors could determine specimen status. Because the landscape crew removed the trees prior to inspection and because ordinance updates now allow staff to assign fines to a responsible non-owner party, staff recommended allowing the property owner to plant replacement trees rather than pay a $22,200 fine.…
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