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Council approves tree‑removal permit for mixed‑use project at 4310 Main Street; developer to pay $4,401.79 mitigation
Summary
Council approved a permit to remove 18 protected elm and pecan trees (328 caliper inches) for a 61‑unit mixed‑use development, with proposed on‑site plantings of 13 trees (39 caliper inches) and a required mitigation payment of $4,401.79.
Planner Liliana Morejon summarized a tree‑removal application tied to a previously approved mixed‑use site at 4310 Main Street. Staff said the site contained 46 trees, 23 of which were protected (primarily elm and pecan), and that the applicant proposed removing 18 protected trees (328 caliper inches) while preserving five protected trees and planting 13 new trees totaling 39 caliper inches. The staff calculation showed a remaining mitigation obligation of 37 caliper inches, which the developer proposed to satisfy via a $4,401.79 contribution to the tree mitigation fund.
Council members debated whether the applicant should have been present to explain tree‑preservation choices; staff noted a site plan and tree table in the packet showing which trees would remain. After discussion, a motion to approve the tree‑removal permit carried; two members recorded votes in opposition. Council members also discussed potential future use of the tree mitigation fund and suggested further review at a later meeting.
