DEPARTMENT: Development Services
SUBJECT:
TPV# 15-005 / AP#2045113
SUMMARY:
Tree Preservation Variance Request TPV#15-005 Request by Mr. Hugo Cabrera, CP&Y Inc. on behalf of San Antonio Water System for San Antonio River Outfall (SARO) Project 2B for approval of a variance request from the Unified Development Code 35-523 (h), "significant trees shall be preserved at eighty (80) percent and heritage trees at one hundred (100) percent preservation within both the 100-year floodplains and environmentally sensitive areas." The proposed 16,550 linear feet alignment of the 2B portion of the 48-inch sanitary sewer line for the San Antonio River Outfall project requires tree removal in uplands, environmentally sensitive areas, and floodplain areas and is unable to meet the minimum preservation requirements. Mitigation is required for Significant trees in the Environmentally Sensitive Area and both Significant and Heritage trees in the floodplain. The total required 152 inches of mitigation are to be met by a payment into the Tree Mitigation Fund in the amount of $30,400. Proposed project alignment starts at SAWS Salado Creek Water Recycling Center and ends at intersection of Old Corpus Christi Rd and Henderson Court. Staff recommends Approval. (Justin R. Krobot, Assistant City Arborist, (210)207-6042, justin.krobot@sanantonio.gov, Development Services, Land Development - Tree Preservation Division).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Council District: 3
Tract Size: 16,550 LF (14.65 acres)
Staff Coordinator: Justin R. Krobot, Assistant City Arborist, (210) 207-6042
ANALYSIS:
The Development Services Department (DSD) has reviewed the information presented in Mr. Cabrera's letter dated July 16, 2015.
The Unified Development Code (UDC) - Article 5, Division 5. Natural Resource Protection, Section 35, states that 35-523 (f) Table 523-1A "up to 80% of significant and heritage trees may be mitigated rather than preserved" and 35-523 (h), "significan...
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