Müllerin
2018-11-12 14:44:05
- #1
... and what if it wasn’t from the city at all?
then the city should have bought it to avoid anything being built there.
Silly because densification is sensible, but only where it makes sense. I don’t see that on this property right now.
That’s what the tree protection ordinance is for. Well, it’s your area of expertise, but to my knowledge, preserving the crown drip zone has proven effective.
Well, oaks have taproots, meaning the main root usually goes pretty much straight down. Still, it is said that the roots extend underground at least as far as the crown above.
But it can also be more. Normally, an oak doesn’t immediately die if the lateral roots are affected, as long as the taproot is not damaged.
But you only really know afterwards – and I wouldn’t take any risk with a tree like that and start digging for a basement. But I’m not being asked.
And what the OP wants to build, in my opinion, can’t be realized there.
Let’s see if he gets back to us with complete measurements and conditions etc.