HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-2018 Smith Tree Information ReducedGayle Fog�rty
From:·
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Attachments:
Paul:
Richard Johnson Tuesday, July 24, 2018 9:25 AM Garden Deslgns Paul Merchant; Gayle Fogarty; jesmithpc@qmail.com Tree Permit Issue - For Discussion at the .Tree Committee Smith Tree Information Reduced.pdf
Pl.ease review the attached information. Mr. Smith has requested a permit to remove a large pine �t the �W corner of
his building at the Inters ection of Greeno and Prospect. It is an impressive specimen and r'nay be greater than 48" in , . . caliper. Paul Merchants assess_ment is that the tree is healthy and is a dominant feature to the streetscape. As you can see from the county GIS the �re·e may reside partially on the public ROW. Because of these factors, a tree removal
permit was declined. I support Paul's assessment and conclusions.
I do not dispute that the driveway apron has been uplifted by root growth and that roots have grown uncomfortably close to the building's foundation. There Is a· distinct possibility tha t some of the brick veneer cracking observed ·and noted is due to root-action from the tree. We did inform Mr. Smith that he had the right to remove surface roots to repave his driveway and that we could not prevent affirmative action to remove roots encroaching into the fou�dation.
Mr. Smith does not agree with our determination and has expressed his position in t_he thoughtful letter attache;d. He
would like to remove the tree. I appreciate his concern and his desire to protect the investment i,:i his property.:! am seeking guidance from the committee. This is not a full-blown appeal to our decision, but it may come to that.
I will ask Gayle to forward this to the full membership an� I would like it to be a topic of discussion of the committee.
Tha nk you for your consideration,
RDJ
Richard D. Johnson, P.E.
Public Works Director
City of Fairhope
Email: richard.johnson@fairhopeal.gov
555·s. Section St. -Fai rhope, AL 36532
Office: 251-929-0360
Cell: 251-423-7418
1
I.. • A
JAMES If SMITH ··
so. oi-.?Jn"r;i .:��si"ii$.q�th, ,s�,i� a + ''Fat;h¢p:e; :AL. 3�532 . .. ·'?h,efn,rJstf-JoG��'ifti:� �e:11,. ,;esmfthe_cwP,�n!�JJ.cam ' '.,
���,:��fl� :tt��-�ii'.Pr,ol��ittii�.it t;a�ir·�-6\S.:61Jf fi;�r��hp:'�d::,; �. :l, ... � - . . .. ,.. t:I"' '1 ... l. • • ·1: . • t- �-·.-:--:-.'I' ·t' ,;i:-. ,:-,. .. �-· · : ·
,__ • '. .. ,, • = .• -·tJ��r-.:Mrta�_Q�Q.rj':;.·-�
"!f� � . .-._ .. if ��-Q'"�,y�u_ �n.cl: ��uf 1M.e.(c�·�ft9r �R��k!n9:._w_ijh-'fni3·.�-yri:nQ. Y?qr .pff�)�,i, .. · � -�l1�P,.1�t.1��-}�$t ,'�_e::�� •. Y. o_�tq�.9.r�!��-;tn�n x-:�.}Q. ·q�n(��8P[<:t��L�f;J�.�·q-yi,n·ft��,_:,PI�.�.:;. '.. .·7rre�r 1b�J1ortnW�s.t.corn�r. pf-purlq 1ng� You -�ind ly::a_d_v1s�d. 0Jth�.J19hUo tip peal: ,<;Be.fore J-.. '.1 'f����i��_;to �tfi�t.-_·!��¥1n;�d.:�fa�1 {��>99niid�_1ti�� :��f�/r11ft�J19·u(��en'���-n,-;�ijy�f�1. ·: ! · ·thu:igs .tr,at,I. bav�·,lea.rn,�d m. furtM.enesearchmg.-dates, ctocumenfo,:�l'IQ rqots, Nor� ... ,:r���e���f1ty·ir,1-'�'rp,i-r··�f'impo�����:-_-.� ·: ·, ·· · · · · · · · ·-.. · ·. · ·· · · ,.-. . '
..... •, • . ..� > . . •. ·• ,. � . .. .. : ::.-: . . . • . . . -.1 .•;;. : �--. . _; ;8qot'irnp�9.}.o.it1b.uUdin.g;/$,0,1Jlh�fo,Jjighfo:Jnst�!led\fn .QitH�tgfourid. ,Gable·tojh�J>i;Il lqingi,ift)·ppro?'imaJ'ely:th�/Jir§t ·b.��l('gf2015:.:· :l pqti�f knoW;the-:.exacLdale}butffie\ -�·?�orK�a.s,: 99-fi�_9,i\'.·��h?.lff:fa·l�n�ri.t:(8 _�rfy_,$att�iv1hl�e��na,wf (rh)):;sh,o�fy:fuft1ir';fh�f. : . ,:·:st�rt�d ;p�Y.1n�rr��\1J1 ··F;er,r��ryt.go�:�: ·. Ex�c�IWWhf1tJo.9t�·w¥re: cu\·t:9-9 .. nqt,�fioWi J3.vt · .. · . ,4b�.t�;?!"�:�ti!l ltvi 11g/�¢.!�=rt�n9lp9- s1l�n�Ah_�·-:9;c?tti;�id.es::.fr9.1if\h�\1:f9ij��fi�r�pm�ri8H�e ·· . -<�:�Y.]�JrQtl�:h1il�!t.!�}-yJ:�it;,P:a�.1::�9\iRe9:-�f)y�r�l _·?f��k�� :�.fJ���'i;>ft��:�p-�.ry}J�iDts{ ���r·,-: . ,':1Ql.ea_a1og:11eaf;l!.tter ;�Qd >1.�·getation,:Hqcated.:..at.l�a�tVksucn.cracks�-sorne. morter-<;:n1ck$ ,. ·· . �/t�f.(iy�nnt�eJ�t/i (l!iitj�:½'.�:ilJ.i��u.lhe.d.Jfi:�ftg9t _s::9�(8y:;990.th��n:'�\�.�.t���r�t����-+ ·•i_B�r�:;_n,;fri9.ayJ77-20,i trnai;f_e·:�-:srn�ll!pJ�.i�-.on_.Wio Joot!>.'-FYhfling:aloi)gsicl�JheJ:lqildihgt 1n :_, . :}f?.�S�than:'.tw.b-l1o�r$, ,b:qth,:ootetj �aii. 'J'y,�::�tta:CHecl :P.fi,ot9.� :_6fth�Jr,9:Q?fng'!��:Qf!"' ·. � �--. .:, , M&na ay;. 7/2.'3� . A)obl'¢iJt :·th r�e'.-yeat.s: �go·:Wq(1\g.,ftot.-pf so pf.ofds�eii i'.if:.ifo.Qzed/at�ll), ,;"
:_:; ... '
.
" �:
·
·,.,:':.·•.
1
·-.·.�
-
�-�--: · .... · ··'-t.!·•8:#� •. · ·�_ • .,_�--� .. -�•; ..... -..�··:1�·:;;·�:;.:_·· ..... �-·;.
·
·
.
� __ .:.� -: .. ,· 4'-��r.· -
. · ·· ·Jbl$ti:i_rf;!effigJtio(l 1�-,�h�: o�vi.90¥ Jo.qt:4.�.rti�g�Jn..·��·�p.-�'f.k1ng.l1Qf$.�. , ··
1 f
- !'.• •• •:•."' :'_
•
� 1 /�••,ft••
'
'•.�:• "•�: • -�•-• • •••• ,•·" • •• •,;.-• l .�,. . "'•••• -.'t-.:(�''P'tiva.tety.dwrieo"tr�-�: "i-ih$n :¥-f.n1et; :1 nfu-a n�t o:re$.ea_t2ne.ci·:6w.11e'r.ship ott�e:U:e�. , :l:�aviri'g :r.e:vtew��F. 1'9.$5)�on·d_o_�ccinstr'u'cti6n ,tjJawif,gs?�?i�J�s:_bullt&".;I FJrithk' Jh�,:·fr��;Ji,. . · . rr;,·af g,ffff2spe_c� .. $J��¥t ·fight��t �Y,l?f�t:-�if::: .?.ag,e 't3 :-of/�hstrustl?�' �!��!n·g_� -:?�qw� :t'1Jl-·:tool a�·sigMd to ext�nd _A.:6''. ,q�yohd'.tf:\e'.w�Jli• Page::J' pf :corr?tt1:,1�it.i9ti,:Q[aW1ng�--�!i.9WS ·-���r9ofeag:� e_n�s�i(from tti.ifrii;ih�·-Q1·way,: 'A:��rveyjis�built.:<�:�ol<��\-��g�·-2�p)., .· ... 1
-�how� ,S,:8:1',fE?eUgim· p_µildJng -to-tight-.of-w�y �-1 ffhe-:cliffer�nc� :be_twe�n:�:� t'• :an�:B'.6h_'.J <��a_foi'�t�·expl�I-� ,; e��pt}hit ·8-G(6�f Q9��1�9�i9 � /r1_�y _ti�:'�b��(:on_�·f 9,ot.�.09t�� 91--i_nt�hP.e_� . footpti_nt.) :J'v� .n:t��sure:d.-th� ·$�Ort�r ortlj� -tV?� s�Jq�ck�l (a:e:: .tr:o.r:i. f�<:-·Y'a��--���h.;ne�� Ithe:tr'ee·anil afa .s�con9 spot�lpse,r HJ·,�'reer19 .. Hoad;. T�e--lm� •. Q�t�rrri1Qe<;i ,�}'.:�o�_e. two pdTnts.sh6ws�-fn� itee :tiot-,o.h :th�f:right.':ofw�y; ··$_ee. ,pq,t:itqsdpqlu_ci$g/ ,Qopi�-J�r-, . . . 11 .. ' ··-�riii!fr�.��1e.,�eJ1t�n{·cl}fiy;dfa�1ings fre '.*tt-��h'ed ;, 1'.fn. h�-p'_r>y. •t�trn�.����Y�Jlf �!ft.b.�-;�pt� '.,;;-qr�Wi:Q��-,�ty�.i/Yf�-��-: .... -. . . -. I !'. . . ·-! .. ;·. �
. .
.. -Myfatherwa:>:�_torest�r; aitc f h·�.jfisti!l�o in m�·-hi$ !ave qf tre.e��. But thi� tre·e i�-. presentl.Y, Qamaging the· building and parking ·lots. ln•.hjgh Winds:,Jt i$·�ro�nger tp the·
.,ri_orth. half of th�-1JtiH9ing: ·It neeos to.g9. Uill�ss the Qjty }� wlliir19 to ·1n_aern.nlfy again:$t,�_ar,nage/�il'ure t6 �ll9w removal of :a -�c3r'flaging free ·has a_specfs of inverse_ . .
cond�mni:!tion. · . . . . . \
_ ,-M�r.ribers.Q(th�·<;:oridomibiµ'm �$$0<;:iation are willing to.:plant·in a cfty park ttees-which Will grow ·and adil ,pe�utilq the G\ty; · •lf nietho_golqgy".:cf,s, :evol�ed :�n6l:!.gh fo the :44
. ·y�cir� since-'mY·f��h�r-r��i_r_ed: \o �voi� .th�qapro"ot pro�\�.rn .in pl_a�tinS•: 19.ng'i�at-'pfrr���-.__ ·ttJ.ey Y'{Ol:Jld J>ef:c!l f)tting}��mori�l)o_ Fcank_ F;-6.mjth; lf We!� Oh� �t.hi� favorite �pec_ie,�r -_(1(. _, th:eA_ap�o:ot pro�l¢trJ ·remain�.· sorrfr� :ot_h�r--0i:1UV�:-t�ee -9.Q_VlQ·. be.:o��d • .) -! }J��le :n9t;9.�t'. "' sp���ii »'l!h aJl,o�i),�rs, .. ��j( -�m. -�·ghf!d_�nt.�tti��s ni�Y �l�h:19 �rn�n,9fi�li�e '.�_9m�6i;�--th�y; -...:love.a, .· . ..' ' '• . . . , . . .
-... •·:"
c�\(isi;�\JESmiUll'�eskk>p\� �\!jO S�lh 'q,e� CPA\i:QfTNp0Jldl!��gln� �01a:1�� . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . •· , ..