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• • changes. In response to those comments, the Board closed the public hearing and directed staff to schedule another hearing after staff gave presentations to, and received comments from, other interested groups and organizations. Presentations were then made to the Treasure Coast Builders Association, the Indian River County Board of Realtors, and the Vero Beach Tree Commission. A total of 58 people attended these meetings. On April 19, 2002, an advertised public workshop was held, and 25 people attended. Based upon the input received at the most recent meetings, staff has made changes to the Ordinance version that the Board considered at its March 12 meeting. The Board is now to consider the revised proposed Ordinance, and is to adopt, adopt with changes, or not adopt the proposed Ordinance. ANALYSIS Staff has reviewed the comments received from the public hearing, public workshops, presentations, email, and personal communication, and proposes revisions to the March 12 draft Ordinance based on those comments (see Attachment 1, proposed Ordinance). The proposed changes affect two separate Chapters of the County's Land Development Regulations (LDRs). These are Chapter 901, Definitions, and Chapter 927, Tree Protection and Land Clearing. The proposed changes are detailed below. In the Definitions Chapter, there are only a few changes, and those are listed below. For the Tree Protection and Land Clearing Chapter, the changes are organized by the Section where the proposed change occurs. With each proposed revision, there is an evaluation of what the change is (Change), and a discussion of the reasoning behind the proposed change (Reason). Minor Changes Section 901.03. Definitions. • Added definition of area at breast height. This term is used in Section 927.22(1) for the purpose of detetinining the number of trees to be replanted as a result of illegal tree removal. • Added definition for the term Florida Grade Number One. This term is used in several Chapters of the Code including Chapter 927. • Changed the list of plants that are excluded from the definition of Protected Tree and Specimen Tree. Previously, only those trees listed as Category I on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Councils List of Florida's Invasive Species were excluded from the definition of Protected or Specimen Tree. The definition now reads that all trees (trees only) on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Councils List of Florida's Invasive Species are not to be considered as a Protected or Specimen Tree. This list has two categories of invasive plants, Category I and Category II. With this change, trees that are in either category will not be considered as Protected or Specimen Trees. • Changed and moved the calculation of the Critical Root Zone (CRZ) from Section 927.16 to the Definition Section. The CRZ is now defined as a radius around the tree that is calculated as one foot of radius for every one inch of diameter at breast height (dbh). See Section 927.16 below for a complete explanation of the change and the reasons behind the change. Section 927.12. Disposal of tree removal or land clearing debris. Change: The time frame during which land clearing and tree removal debris may remain onsite has been increased from 60 to 90 days. July 9, 2002 Reason: The existing ordinance allows for a period of 60 days for the debris to remain on-site. This is to allow for drying of the material so that it can be disposed of properly. Staff from the Florida Division of Forestry has suggested that a more reasonable time would be 90 days. 37 GI( mob. .•••1