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Planning & Zoning Commissionl Local Planning Agency August 11, 2010 Page 3 1. The applicant shall submit a restoration plan for staff review. The restoration plan may be accompanied by a detailed site survey by a certified arborist, which indicates the exact species and size of each tree that was illegally removed, 2. The applicant shall provide either an additional 40 canopy trees on site or contribute $61,200 to the Casselberry Tree Bank by February 11, 2011. 3. Should the applicant choose to plant the trees on the site, the trees shall have minimum sizes (dbh) as indicated in Table 1. The applicant may also coordinate with staff in order to provide additional materials on site in order to reduce the required contribution. 4. All future development will require site plan review by City Staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission. 5. No further site engineering construction activities shall take place at the site until permits are issued by the City's Public Works Department. 6. 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. 7. All of the above conditions shall be fully and faithfully executed or the landscape restoration plan shall become null and void and full payment to the City Tree Bank in the amount of $61,200 will be required within three months of making this determination. After a brief discussion, Mr. Parkhurst asked the applicant to come forward. Mr. Mike Anderson, 105 Roann Drive, Oviedo, Florida came forward. Mr. Anderson stated that he has lived in Casselberry since 1971 and he has operated a fire sprinkler business in Casselberry since 1996. Mr. Anderson stated that due to the economy he has laid off approximately 30 employees and he decided to sell the property because he needed the money. Mr. Anderson said in December he found an active campsite and three abandoned campsites on his property. He said he hired a company to mow the property. Mr. Anderson said he listed the property in January 2010 and installed no trespassing signs on the property. He said the realtor noted on the showing instructions that there were large dead trees on the site. He said in the past three years two roofs were damaged on adjacent properties and he spent over $3,000 taking down branches due to the neighbors' concerns, He said after the property was mowed a tree company called his realtor to see if they wanted the dead trees removed. He said he met the tree company on site and they agreed to remove only the dead trees and haul off the trees and branches that had already fallen. Mr. Anderson said he questioned the tree company regarding the need for a permit and was told a permit was not needed, Mr. Anderson said in late December he was cleaning the underbrush on his property when a City of Casselberry Code Enforcement Officer questioned him regarding a permit for a pile of logs that were on his property. He explained that Progress Energy cut the trees for the power lines and she left the site. He said she came back to