Developer offered replanting plan after county says two live oaks were removed without authorization
At a January Alachua County code enforcement hearing, county staff said AMA Gainesville Investments removed two live oaks without authorization and sought mitigation equal to 216 cumulative inches of canopy or a $28,080 fee; the respondent proposed replanting smaller trees and the magistrate allowed time to negotiate a planting plan.
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Special Magistrate Terry Zinn heard evidence on Case 25‑008922, in which county code officer Andrew Coniglio said inspectors found unauthorized removal of trees on parcel 07060‑100‑000 and recommended mitigation under Alachua County code. Coniglio told the hearing the county’s corrective action would require 216 cumulative inches of native canopy trees (the doubled penalty for unauthorized removal), or a fee‑in‑lieu of $28,080, and warned of a $100 daily fine for failure to meet a compliance deadline; the county reported $140 in costs to bring the matter to hearing.
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