Fri 8 Oct 2021 17 20 05 0000 Re Questions On Request Id 2289318 Other Construction Co 17C60Eb5¶

Ms. Zeeman,
For clarification on specific tree ordinance questions you can email the city’s arborist Jeff Dadisman.  His email will be first and last name separated by a period and same suffix as mine.  I will forward the photos that were taken so he can see what we’re discussing.

Regards,
Officer Flores

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From: Sarah Zeeman <szeeman@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 1:09:57 PM
To: Orlando Flores <orlando.flores@brookhavenga.gov>; Keith Colquitt <keith.colquitt@brookhavenga.gov>
Subject: Questions on Request ID# 2289318 - Other Construction Concerns


Hi Orlando,


I got an email that this ticket was closed, stating the "Rocks around the base of trees are not in violation."


Can you help me understand how the rocks around a tree are not a violation?

The concern with the rocks is based on these two sections about CRZ and final landscaping within the CPA.


Page 2


"Critical Root Zone (CRZ). The minimum area beneath a tree which must be left undisturbed in order to preserve a sufficient root mass to give a tree a reasonable chance of survival. The Critical Root Zone will typically be represented by a concentric circle centering on the tree's trunk with a radius equal in feet to one and threetenths (1.3) times the number of inches of the trunk diameter. EXAMPLE: The CRZ radius of a twenty (20) inch diameter tree is twenty-six (26) feet."


G of. Final Landscaping and Stabilization.

1. Tree protection fencing must remain in place for the duration of construction until the site is ready for final landscaping and stabilization; 2. The only activity associated with land development permitted within the tree protection area is: a. All activity associated with the control and removal of invasive vegetation; b. The application of mulch, which is not to exceed a depth of four (4) inches. Per Sec.14-50, Mulch is an organic material spread around the base of a plant or on a plant bed to enrich and insulate the soil. Mulch should never make contact with a tree above the root collar. Acceptable types of mulch include: o Pine Straw, Shredded Hardwood, Wood Chips, Bark Chips, or Leaf Litter. o Synthetic or artificial mulches and artificially dyed mulches are not permitted for new mulch applications to preserved and replaced trees. c. Upon approval from the City land development inspector for Final Landscaping, the tree protection fencing may be removed. 1. No grading with heavy equipment is permitted within the area that was protected during construction;2. No sod is to be installed within the structural root plate, or within 10 feet of the trunk of any tree whose structural root plate measurement exceeds 10 feet, in all directions, of any preserved tree.


The CRZ for the property is shown on page 2 of the attachment to this email.


For edification, how and when is the critical root zone taken into account and enforced? Could you provide the section of the code that this decision is relying on that could be very helpful to understand it more clearly?


Thank you in advance.


Best,

Sarah







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