Task force hears plan for stronger tree-preservation rules and tree-mitigation fund changes
Staff proposed raising the bar for significant-tree removal, removing single-family subdivision exemptions, introducing specific findings to justify removal, revising mitigation fees tied to tree size/species/costs, and adding survival guarantees and larger-tree replacement credits.
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Town staff said the proposed LMO amendments strengthen tree-preservation standards and add structure to mitigation and replacement requirements. Trey explained the amendments require applicants to make affirmative reasonable efforts to preserve canopy and specimen trees, place specific findings on the record when significant trees are proposed for removal, and expand where mitigation funds may be used (town plantings, canopy restoration, community planting, post-disaster recovery).
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