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Council upholds staff finding on unpermitted tree removals, denies appeal for Williams Drive property
Summary
After a public hearing, Georgetown City Council denied an appeal of a landscape planner’s decision that 24 trees were removed without a permit at 4142 Williams Drive, upholding an estimated $2,000 fine per tree and making permit issuance contingent on payment.
Georgetown’s City Council on a unanimous vote denied an appeal from a property owner at 4142 Williams Drive after concluding the removals of mature trees were unpermitted and that the pre‑2007 exemption did not apply.
Edgar (staff) told the council that aerial imagery and site visits indicate roughly 24 trees were removed and said the Unified Development Code prescribes a $2,000 fine per unpermitted tree when mitigation cannot be determined. "It's $48,000," Edgar said when asked for the estimate.
The applicant, represented by a Rockhouse company representative introduced as Mr. Gar, argued the property…
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