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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE Tree ProtectionGood Morning Zach, Below is my language for the proposed changes to the City’s existing tree protections: Good Morning Anthony, The Community and Economic Development Department is seeking to amend Article II. – Tree Protection within the code to better protect specimen trees. As it stands, the code language defines a specimen tree as the following: <https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_canaveral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADECO_CH102VE_ARTIITRPR_DIV2LACL_S102-36 DE> “Specimen tree means a tree having a caliper of 24 inches or more in diameter. Specimen trees shall not include undesirable, dead, hazardous or diseased trees, or trees that are structurally unsound and cannot recover from pruning.” CED is seeking a reduction in the diameter measurement from 24 inches to 18 inches and to better distinguish the importance of native trees. The code seeks to protect and preserve specimen trees to the greatest extent feasible. With the City being over 90% built out, our remaining urban forest is critical to protect. Other Cities such as Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami-Dade County have defined specimen tree diameter as 18 inches. Please see an example attached. In an effort to quickly establish protection of more trees, future efforts will include a tree list of Florida-Friendly trees, Regionally native trees, and tree species that are native specifically to Cape Canaveral that could be potentially adopted into the land development code. Below is the draft language we are proposing to amend Article II. – Tree Protection, Sec. 102-36. - Definitions. of the City’s code: Specimen tree means a tree having a caliper of 18 inches or more in diameter. Specimen trees shall not include non-native, undesirable, dead, hazardous or diseased trees, or trees that are structurally unsound and cannot recover from pruning. Please assist CED with drafting an ordinance. Abigail Holmes Resilience Planning and Services Manager <http://www.cityofcapecanaveral.org/> City of Cape Canaveral (321) 868-1220 x113 100 Polk Avenue — P.O. Box 326 Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920 From: Zachary Eichholz <z.eichholz@capecanaveral.gov> Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2024 9:26 AM To: Abigail Holmes <a.holmes@capecanaveral.gov> Subject: Tree Protection Hi Abby, Linked below is where you can find the language for the City’s existing tree protections. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! * https://www.cityofcapecanaveral.org/government/city_departments/resiliency/programs.php * https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_canaveral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADECO_CH102VE_ARTIITRPR Zachary Eichholz Chief Resilience Manager <http://www.cityofcapecanaveral.org/> City of Cape Canaveral (321) 868-1220 x219 100 Polk Avenue — P.O. Box 326 Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920 Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing.