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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: BERRIAN Pam C; PLAMONDON Scott F; HELLESVIG Denny D <br /> Cc: HAMMITT Bob; DILLER Della M; CHILDS Jan W <br /> Subject: RE: Amazon Housing Tree Removal <br /> Date: Tuesday, July 18, 1995 9:44AM <br /> Hi Pam, <br /> I guess I don't see PWM taking the lead on replying to Barbara on this. As I understand it, this occurred <br /> without our involvement due to the removals being approved at the PIC as part of a demolition permit. <br /> Therefore I think the staff who performed the approvals at the PIC need to handle this one. <br /> We could certainly write a memo telling Council that we weren't involved and what we have learned <br /> second hand, but I don't believe that is appropriate. I also think the Council could get us into one part of <br /> the organization seeming to point fingers at another part. We can't answer any of the likely follow -up <br /> questions of such as why the trees needed to be removed or what evaluation was done. Our office is <br /> interpreting the code that having a "building" permit for a "dwelling" exempts removals from the Tree <br /> Preservation Ordinance. The justification for this interpretation is that having an approved building permit <br /> shows a clear intent to "construct" the dwelling which requires the removal of the trees in order to allow <br /> that construction. I'm not sure how a demolition permit would fall within the same criteria unless it was a <br /> part of a larger building permit process (which in this case I would suspect it may be). <br /> So unless I'm missing something here, my call is that this one falls to Denny and his staff. <br /> Thanks <br /> Johnny <br /> From: BERRIAN Pam C <br /> To: MEDLIN Johnny R; PLAMONDON Scott F <br /> Cc: HAMMITT Bob; DILLER Della M; CHILDS Jan W <br /> Subject: RE: Amazon Housing Tree Removal <br /> Date: Tuesday, July 18, 1995 8:50AM <br /> thx for the info, Scot.. <br /> . Johnny, please decide how you wish to commmunica this to <br /> council...i.e. rewrite into a council newsletter piece or memo <br /> to council? Thx, pam <br /> From: PLAMONDON Scott F <br /> To: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Cc: BERRIAN Pam C; HAMMITT Bob; DILLER Della M; CHILDS Jan W <br /> Subject: Amazon Housing Tree Removal <br /> Date: Tuesday, July 18, 1995 8:48AM <br /> Johnny, Councillor Keller requested information about the <br /> tree removal on the Amazon Project. Following are the result <br /> of my investigation. <br /> 1. Most of the trees were identified for removal as part of <br /> the demolition plan /permit. The approved demolition plans <br /> identified most of the trees to be removed with the <br /> preservation of a few. The demolition plan specified <br /> compaction, fill for the site and removal of the trees. <br /> 2. Later, given the compaction and fill of the site, the <br /> applicant requested the removal of the remaining trees since <br /> they weren't expected to survive. The permit center gave <br /> approval for the additional trees to be removed. <br /> Page 1 <br />