Tree issues have become a significant factor in the success of many developments.  These issues are mandated by codes, ordinances, or the motivation of clients to preserve trees as an asset to their developments' amenities. Trees have become a crucial matter to the development community.

Developers face an ever increasing awareness that they need a key player to best represent their interest.  Joe manages issues relating to trees including tree ordinance resolution and compliance, tree preservation, public relations, and the environment.  He is a loyal team member from the planning process to project completion. 

“A tree cannot be preserved without a professional engineer.  A professional engineer cannot preserve a tree without a consulting arborist.” 

Tree ordinances, development agreements, zoning, and public awareness contribute to the strong emphasis being placed on trees and tree preservation issues.

Many site development issues relating to tree preservation arise in the planning stages and during the submittal process.

The owner or developer’s representative most often defers to the expertise of a professional engineer to solve these tree conflicts.  The professional engineer in turn is able to defer to the expertise of the consulting arborists to deal with these conflicts.

Sometimes mistakes occur and trees are removed when they should not have been. These mistakes cost developers money.   Mandatory costs of permitted tree removals can also be prohibitive due to tree ordinances.  Often a development is delayed due to issues of required variances.  Frequently there is an emotional reaction by citizens and their representatives to significant or special trees.

In each of these conflicts a unique approach to arboreal problem solving is needed.

Joe’s ability to mediate and strike an accord among divergent sectors is well documented.  His ability to produce an agreement that best represents the ideals of tree ordinances and the long range goals of the development have become a model for numerous agencies.