The trees are on a property on Admirals Road where the developer is seeking approval from council for a Development Permit.
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Support preserving as much of a rare patch of Garry oak and Douglas-fir ecosystem on an Esquimalt private property earmarked for development as possible, whilst still allowing appropriate development of the site.
The design in its current form does not achieve this and will result in 33 trees being taken down. Since its original submission in 2024 it has not changed in any significant way to address concerns raised by the Parks Department (see their report below) and the APC Design Review Committee (DRC), who recommended at both the Rezoning stage and now at the Development Permit (DP) stage to deny approval (see their DP motion below).
This petition will be presented to council when they meet (date TBD) to decide whether this DP application can be approved with its current design, or not.
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Graham Tarling is a member of the Esquimalt Climate Organizers, focusing on municipal issues.