Atlantic Beach council schedules workshop on Chapter 23 tree-code changes and tree-fund programs
City staff presented multi-year revisions to Chapter 23 (tree protection) and an ESC spending plan that includes a Heritage Tree pilot, Elders Tree campaign, master arborist days and expanded use of the tree trust fund; commissioners asked for a focused workshop with the city arborist before ordinance action.
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Amanda Askew, neighborhoods department director, presented proposed amendments to Chapter 23 that would broaden the maritime-species list, expand the heritage-tree definition, allow trust-fund dollars to be used for rear-yard plantings on private property, establish a critical root zone and strengthen protective barriers (proposed 42-inch barriers and larger buffer distances for larger trees).
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