Tree Board - Special Meeting via Zoom

CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE TREE BOARD - SPECIAL MEETING VIA ZOOM Operations Center - Assembly Room | 305 Williams St. | Hendersonville NC 28792 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 – 1:00 PM MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER The special meeting was called to order at 1:03pm. The meeting was held using zoom rather than in person. Members present: Mac Brackett, Andy Crawford, Pat Christie, Glenn Lange, Mark Madsen, and Landon Justice. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 3. NEW BUSINESS A. Hendersonville Home 2 CZD Glenn Lange made the following motion - Based on the following guiding city code documents (Division 1, Article IV Trees & Shrubs of the Municipal Code, Section 46, 116 & 117; Article XV Buffering, Screening & Landscaping 15-1, A &C and 15-4 A of the Zoning Code; and the Vision Statement and Section 3.3, Goal NR-1, Strategies 1.1 & 2.3 of the Comprehensive Plan) the Tree Board recommends a 25 foot wide Type C Buffer as prescribed in Section 15-6 Buffer Specifications but without any fencing or walls, be used on the entire east, northeast and south borders of the project site to restore a water conveyance buffer leading to a blue line stream at the corner of the site, to restore canopy tree loss due to unnecessary site clearing, to reduce further erosion along waterway, to restore wildlife habitat loss due to clearing, and to provide additional screening for adjacent residential sites across the waterway. In addition, the Tree Board recommends that if a reinforced soil slope is used as depicted on the site’s Landscape Plan, that appropriate native sedges, grasses, herbaceous and woody ground covers, and low shrubs be used on the slope. No turf grasses are to be used. Roll Call Vote: Mark Madsen – Aye, Pat Christie – Aye, Glenn Lange – Aye, Landon Justice – Aye, Andy Crawford – Aye. B. Selective Vegetation Removal Permit for 321 Fleming Street Mark Madsen made a motion to approve this application. Roll Call Vote - Mark Madsen – Aye, Pat Christie – Aye, Glenn Lange – Aye, Landon Justice – Aye, Andy Crawford – Aye. 3. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:15pm. TREE BOARD - SPECIAL MEETING VIA ZOOM – December 28, 2021 Page | 1 The City of Hendersonville is committed to providing accessible facilities, programs and services for all people in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Should you need assistance or an accommodation for this meeting please contact the City Clerk no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at 697-3005. TREE BOARD - SPECIAL MEETING VIA ZOOM – December 28, 2021 Page | 2