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Tampa board allows fire station site to proceed with major tree‑retention reduction, 5–1
Summary
The Variance Review Board approved a request to reduce tree retention from 50% to about 3% for a city fire station site at East White Way Drive, citing floodplain, stormwater and operational constraints; neighbors and an adjacent resident strongly objected to canopy loss and potential wildlife impacts.
The City of Tampa Variance Review Board voted April 14 to allow a substantial reduction in the tree‑retention requirement for a city‑owned parcel where a new Fire Station No. 24 is planned.
Mary Beyer, the civil engineer for the project, told the board the site “lies within a volume sensitive drainage basin” and that filling, grading and required stormwater storage make it effectively impossible to preserve 50% of the on‑site trees while building a functional fire station. She said the design intentionally preserves three on‑site…
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