Pre-Plan City Consults
- Submit conceptual plans and early tree studies to municipal staff for review. Meet staff on site to discuss large tree preservation, removal, and/or mitigation requirements to establish playing field for further site design
Services / City Permitting
Minimize Code Conflicts, Maximize Efficiency
City Permitting Services
Communication is key. Well-designed projects on great sites that should work can get bogged down in permitting and entitlement challenges. Quality data gathered during planning must then be presented at the right time in the right manner to obtain efficiency.
From early pre-plan submittal consults with city staff before a site plan is submitted, to full engagement through the site development permit review process, Tree Mann Solutions knows municipal tree regulations in and out in the greater Austin and San Antonio metros and beyond. While regulations provide good checks and balances to ensure safe and quality development, the red tape can be frustrating to say the least!
We help guide design to minimize compliance challenges, assess plans to locate potential code conflicts, and analyze SDP comment reports to clear concerns efficiently and effectively – ideally the first time! We collaborate with design teams and municipal reviewers to be a bridge to maintain compliance but efficiently deliver a permit that leads to successful projects with great tree preservation.
Design Collaboration
Full engagement to be involved in calls and meetings pertinent to tree preservation. Plan review through each city submission to ensure minimal tree review challenges.
Plan & Comment Review
- Contract plan and comment review at any point in a project when applicant teams experience city arborist opposition to plans
- TMS works to interpret feedback, navigate code challenges, and work with stakeholders to clarify details and/or suggest reasonable compromises in design layout and/or construction methodologies
Canopy Reports
- Assess preserved tree compliance based on current plans (typically no more than 25% green canopy removal allowed). Basic canopy assessments based on erosion control, grading, utility, and building elevation plans to assess pruning needs.
- Coordination of construction staking for thorough canopy assessments when compliance or non-compliance is not obvious
- Coordination of lidar or photogrammetry canopy scans of the largest, most-challenging trees to demonstrate compliance with formal variance trees (preserved-in-place or transplant)
Risk Assessments (Levels 1,2,3)
- Additional in-depth risk assessments during permit review if needed or requested by city staff to document tree removal compliance with code and regulations
- Administrative or Formal Variance Letter preparation requesting removal of the largest trees with most formal processes
Mitigation Care Plans
- Preparation of tree care plans for specific trees per city requests to ensure preservation compliance during construction
Tree Problems Stumping Your Project?
Whether you are assembling a team to pursue a bid, have a project that would benefit from the addition of a Board Certified Master Arborist consulting team, or simply need to retain the services of a consulting arborist for anything tree related, we are here to help.
