1. 2. Environmental Commission Urban Forestry Committee February 28, 2020 at 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. One Texas Center 505 Barton Springs Road, 11th Floor The Cavern Conference Room Austin, Texas 78704 Agenda Peggy Maceo (D-7) Pam Thompson (D-3) Mary Ann Neely (D-5) Linda Guerrero (D-9) COMMISSIONERS: CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers should sign up to speak prior to the meeting being called to order; you will receive a three-minute allotment to discuss topics not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION a. Approve the minutes of the Urban Forestry Committee Meeting of February 13, 2020 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Discuss and consider Land Development Code Revision relating to tree regulations— Keith Mars—Community Tree Preservation Division Manager, Development Services Department ADJOURNMENT 3. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. For additional information, please call Kaela Champlin, Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 974- 3443; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Environmental Commission, please contact Kaela Champlin, Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 974-3443. * A member of the public may not address a board or commission at a meeting on an item posted as a briefing, per City Code Section 2-1-144(E). 1
*SUPPLEMENTAL HERITAGE TREE PRESERVATION PROGRAM DRAFT • Shall only apply to heritage trees with one stem 30" or larger located in a property fronting a Transportation Priority Network, for a development that has at least a 50% (75%) residential component and provides at least 10% on-site affordable housing. It shall be demonstrated that heritage tree cannot be transplanted because of condition or location and that there are no alternative designs or other variances that applicant could obtain to preserve the tree. • To qualify heritage tree shall be preserved in compliance with city standards. • Will include a Restrictive Covenant confirming that the development will have at least a 50% (75%) residential component and provide at least 10% on-site affordable housing. • In order to preserve the heritage tree staff shall provide the following alternatives, to provide the minimum necessary to preserve the tree, that is to replace the number of units lost if the heritage tree is preserved: decreased front and back setbacks, increased FAR, increased height • These additions shall be provided in addition to the bonus or incentives given for affordable housing. • the city arborist shall determine the minimum necessary to preserve the heritage tree. On a case by case basis, more than ½ CRZ shall be preserved if staff determines this 1s necessary. • These additions shall be given at site plan review on a case by case basis. • Preserving the heritage tree shall be counted as a Community Benefit when meeting the Downtown Density Bonus Program. (Green Roofs/trading/units/determined by staff) • Staff shall establish a penalty for removing the heritage tree without a variance. Division 23-4C-4: Tree Planting Requirements 23-4C-4010 General Provisions (~) Tree pl~ting required by this division shall be quality nursey stock, site appropnate, emphasize long lived native shade species, diversity, and increase the City's resilience to pest, disease, and climate, and be planted and maintained to ensure tree establishment. (B) All trees shall be provided with adequate soil volume to promote health and tree lifespan. Rules shall be adopted to fulfill these requirements and further the City's canopy goals in Section 23-4C-1010 (General Provisions). · >' t> .., O .. ~ it "!b Y. 'f'l'1!. J l 23-4C-3020 Administrative Modifications (C) For a property that fronts a corridor designated by Division 23-3A-5 (Growth Concept Map and Transit Priority Network), the director may grant an administrative modification from Section 23-4C-301 0 …
