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Planning & Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency August 11, 2010 Page 2 additional information. He said at the July 28, 2010 meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission continued the item to allow the applicant time to remove the underbrush from the site so the remaining ten tree stumps could be examined. Mr. Raasch said due to financial hardship the applicant did not remove the underbrush on the site; therefore, staff was unable to gather new information on the case. Mr. Raasch reviewed the information provided in his memos dated June 17, 2010 and July 23, 2010, supported by a PowerPoint presentation to the City of Casselberry Planning and Zoning Commission (a copy is on file in the Community Development Department). He said it was documented that 14 trees were removed from the site; however it was determined that 4 trees were exempt from tree protection requirements and were removed from the analysis. He said the original tree replacement figures were recalculated based on information from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service estimating the probable dbh of the trees removed from the site and an updated tree replacement cost. He said the revised replacement cost is $61,200. Mr. Raasch stated that the applicant has requested the replacement requirement be waived due to the condition of the trees and a financial hardship. Mr. Raasch reviewed the purpose and intent of the tree protection requirements and the criteria required to grant a waiver. Mr. Raasch stated Staff does not support the proposed waiver based on the findings of fact. He said that the Planning and Zoning Commission approval of SPR 10-07, for a tree removal permit and a waiver from replacement requirements for the property located at 95 Concord Drive, would be based on the Planning and Zoning Commission's findings of fact and conclusions of the staff report dated July 23, 2010 and the following conditions: 1. The applicant is exempt from tree replacement requirements for 269" (dbh). 2. All future development will require additional site plan review by City Staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission. 3. No further site engineering construction activities shall take place at the site until permits are issued by the City's Public Works Department. 4. All permits from appropriate State and County agencies shall be obtained prior to the submittal for a site engineering permit to the City's Public Works Department. He said that the Planning and Zoning Commission denial of SPR 10-07, for a tree removal permit and a waiver from replacement requirements for the property located at 95 Concord Drive, would be based on the findings of fact and conclusions of the staff report dated July 23, 2010 and the following conditions: