South Charlotte HOA chops down tree, now protected by UDO

There are questions about Charlotte's new zoning rules after neighbors in south Charlotte came to WCNC Charlotte about their HOA planning to remove some trees. All of this happened after the UDO and Charlotte's Tree Ordinance went into effect last month.
For Ward Welch, it's all about the roots. He planted new ones when he moved from Durham two years ago. His condo sits in the shadows and under the canopy of a massive tree.
He said it was a selling point for him.
"It’s very special," Welch said. "It cuts down on heat and it's nice. I was impressed by the tree cover."
But this selling point might be uprooted by his HOA. He saw something similar just a week ago; the HOA cut down a different tree, very similar to the one in question.
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[@kimberlyt4361]

👏 to this gentleman for standing up to the HOA

[@natashatomlinson4548]

One of the first things that strikes me watching this is how few trees I see and how hot it must be there in the Summer - then they go and cut one of the biggest , prettiest and shadiest trees around .
I’m so glad I don’t live in an HOA subdivision .

[@oldschooldiy3240]

And, again, an "hoa" violates the law with impunity....

[@annasdad8008]

And you can bet they’ll simply remove the second tree, without a permit, and nothing will be done.

[@michaels.starnes194]

So just why did the HOA have to cut down the first tree so much?????

[@mariahthomas380]

I don't understand why they keep cutting or trees down, are they forgetting they provide us oxygen!