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County: St. Johns

Date Created: 07/20/25
Last updated:07/20/25

St. Johns County, FL to Consider Ordinance Affecting Vegetation Preservation
The Commission will Hold First Hearing by the BCC on proposed Land Development Code, considering proposed "red-line" changes with regards to updates to the method of measuring and designating Specimen trees (LDC Article IV), increasing the per-inch Tree Deficiency Charge from $25.00 to $100.00 (LDC Article IV) and increase of the minimum preservation of upland natural vegetation required for certain Planned Urban Developments from 5% preserved to 10% preserved (LDC Article V). Also, a change to the definition of Specimen Tree is proposed in Article XII for consistency with the relevant change in Article IV.

Issue History

07/20/25  The Commission will hold first reading at the 7/22/25 meeting.



Related Documents

7/22/25 Background
7/22/25 Meeting Agenda

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