DEPARTMENT: Development Services
SUBJECT: TPV 17-005 Tree Preservation Variance for Stinson Municipal Airport - Air Traffic Control Tower
SUMMARY:
Request by Mr. Loyce D. Clark, for approval of a tree preservation variance request from 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." With 45% tree stand preservation in the environmentally sensitive area, mitigation to the required 80% will be met by preservation of small species and understory vegetation, implementing LID BMP's, re-seeding disturbed areas with native seed mixes, and planting trees to meet tree mitigation requirements. (Mark C Bird, (210) 207-0278, mark.bird@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project A/P# A2054783
Council District: 3
Consultant: Laurie Hawkins, J & L Consulting LLC
Staff Coordinator: Mark C Bird, City Arborist, (210) 207-0278
ANALYSIS:
The Development Services Department (DSD) has reviewed the information presented in Mr. Loyce D. Clark's letter submitted December 19, 2016. The proposed Stinson Airport Control Tower facility is required for the safety and wellbeing of the public and is designed to meet the current and future air traffic controls needs as well as the FAA Orders that govern such structures. The Unified Development Code (UDC) - Article V, Section 35-523 (h), 100-Year Floodplain(s) and Environmentally Sensitive Areas states that, "Significant trees shall be preserved at eighty (80) percent preservation within both the 100-year floodplains and environmentally sensitive areas."
The applicant wishes to remove significant tree stand in excess of the 80% minimum preservation requirements for significant trees and 100% heritage tree preservation for environmentally sensitive areas. DSD staff does agree with the applicant's request to mitigate for be...
Click here for full text