Res No 092-96-9846RESOLUTION . 92- 96-9846
WHEREAS/ City Administration determined from estimates
received by the City for planting costs that a reasonable
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The fee for tree replacement in lieu of actual
planting, as required for satisfaction of Section 20- 4.5(M) in
the Land Development Cade, is hereby set at $300 per tree.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon approval.
!ASSED AND ADOPTED this day of May 1996.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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REQUEST:
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Date: April 26, 1996
Agenda Item #
Re: Comm. Mtg. 05/07/96
Tree Replacement Fee
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY CONVMSSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
RELATED TO SETTING A FEE FOR TREE REPLACEMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 20-4.5(M) OF TIE
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, SETTING THE FEE AT $300 PER REPLACEMENT TREE IN LIEU OF ACTUAL
PLANTING SAID FEE TO BE CREDITED TO ACCOUNT NO 219.3 5 5 "TREE TRUST FUND."
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS:
The recently adopted landscaping and tree preservation provisions of the City of South Miami
permit payment of a fee in lieu of actual planting of replacement trees for tree removal. This fee
is reserved by the City, in order to plant trees throughout the City's parks and public streets.
The proposed resolution establishes the fee for the replacement of trees by this method. From
the recent tree planting project for City streets within the Charrette Too Study Area, a reasonable
fee for the planting of a mature shade tree [12 to 14 feet in height] in the public right -of -way,
including the cost of labor for each tree, is
MMENDATION: Approval.
conservatively estimated at $300.
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