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| | | | | | | | | | Item 21.
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM | | | |
| | | | | | | | TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee
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| FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
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| DATE: February 26, 2024
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| | | | | | | | | TITLE: | DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 46 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO HERITAGE TREE DESIGNATION. |
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| | | | | | | | HISTORY:
| On December 8, 2021, at the request of Commissioner Steven Meiner, the City Commission referred the subject discussion (R5 E) to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC). The item was first placed on the February 2022 LUSC agenda, and it has been continued or deferred at each subsequent agenda.
On April 19, 2023, the item was deferred to the June 20, 2023, LUSC meeting, with no discussion. On June 20, 2023, the item was deferred to the September 27, 2023 LUSC meeting, at the request of the sponsor. On September 27, 2023, the item was deferred to the January 2024 LUSC meeting, with no discussion.While the LUSC was reconstituted on January 31, 2024, no meeting was held in January 2024. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS:
| On December 8, 2021, the City Commission approved, at First Reading, an amendment to Chapter 46 of the City Code pertaining to the removal of trees and palms identified in Landscape Neighborhood Overlays. Attached is the Commission Memo and ordinance from the December 8, 2021, meeting. The ordinance was a companion to an amendment to Chapter 126 of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code, which established the framework for creating Landscape Neighborhood Overlays.
The subject ordinance also proposed to allow palms to be considered for heritage tree designation. Currently only certain types of canopy trees are eligible for heritage tree designation. The City Commission did not approve the proposal to allow palms to be considered for heritage tree designation and referred this portion of the ordinance to the LUSC for further discussion.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION:
| | The Administration recommends that the Land Use and Sustainability Committee discuss and conclude the item. If there is consensus on the discussion a recommendation can be provided to the City Commission. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | No | |
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| | Planning / Environment and Sustainability |
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