There's an 11 acre lot in a mixed zone area of B/CS - that I walked by today. I guess it's getting ready to be developed because there are new survey markers but all the trees I can see from the street (a bunch) are tagged with little aluminum tags & survey tape. It is a fully wooded lot. Any idea what the tags mean?



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They are tagging the trees to make a list/drawing of all the trees on the site. Trees are identified by the numbers on the tags.

Would that be to keep them or are they going to clear it? Do they have to account to someone for them? Even scrubby trees have tags.

Tree survey most likely. Mark some to keep. Mark some as reference points.

Yes, hoping they don't scrape it. I'm just wondering why they would do a survey if that was the case.

Problem is that people SAY they want trees, but they are unwilling to PAY the costs keeping the trees incur.
For instance:
2300 s.f. on 1 acre $1,350,000
https://www.har.com/homedetail/26243-karen-rd-katy-tx-77494/11319825#
2700 s.f. no a normal lot $322,000
https://www.har.com/homedetail/25427-clover-ranch-dr-katy-tx-77494/2449417

Not a perfect comparison, but most people aren't willing to pay $1 million to have trees on their lot.

JBLHAG03 said:

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They are tagging the trees to make a list/drawing of all the trees on the site. Trees are identified by the numbers on the tags.

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And they are located by the surveyor to be shown in the plans.

Most tree ordinances require some schedule of replacement by species/size for certain species/size/of a minimum size that are removed. Or cash in lieu.

Don't hire your typical boundary surveyor for tree surveys in the wrong jurisdictions. A lot of field crews can't properly ID tree species and it can cost a fortune if a city spot checks you and finds an issue in the right/wrong species and size mismatch. A good arborist or landscape architect is worth the money , even if the survey crew has to do the locating.

Beat me to it.

Been checking around & it's county property. The rumor/gossip in the neighborhood is that it's gonna be some sort of forensic crime lab for this region? Goodbye nice treed area/buffer, if true. I have no idea if it is or not.