What is apple tree golf?
Apple Tree is Central Washington's favorite place to Eat, Play and Live Carved from the natural rolling terrain of 100 year-old orchards in Yakima, Washington, Apple Tree is truly one of the Pacific Northwest's premier golf destinations.
Is Yakima's apple tree golf course the best in Yakima?
"There are all kinds of "Best Of" lists for golf courses. No matter which record you choose to treat as gospel, the Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima seems to find its way there."
How big is the Green on a golf course?
The green measures over 10,000 square feet and there are nine different tee boxes to choose from." - Inside Golf Newspaper "There are all kinds of "Best Of" lists for golf courses.
Who owns Apple Tree golf course?
Apple Tree Resort is a Borton development, featuring a premier Pacific Northwest Golf Course and Living community located in Yakima WA. It was designed and developed by John Borton, one of the current owners of Borton Fruit.
When was Apple Tree Golf Course built?
1992Apple Tree opened in 1992 on land that was once a 100-year-old apple orchard. Today, much of the course is still surrounded by apple orchards, allowing visitors the unique opportunity to experience a behind-the-scenes look at a working orchard throughout the course of their game.
Pulte Comes to Oakland Park
Pulte Homes had already developed and was developing several other new home communities in Florida before it set its sights on 139 undeveloped acres in Oakland Park. The property, formerly the Oak Tree Golf Course, had been closed to the public for nearly 10 years.
Cleaning The Land For Residential Use
In order to gain permission to develop land that was formerly a golf course, a builder – any builder – must comply with Broward County regulations for land clean up. A concern regarding the clean-up of the land and any potential hazards it could cause came up in a discussion amongst Oakland Park residents and so we decided to research it.
Broward County's Requirements
We took Gonzalez up on his suggestion and contacted the County in order to better understand the protocol for cleaning the land and making it safe for residential use. Eventually I connected with David S.
Pulte Goes Above and Beyond In Cleaning Up Oak Tree
Pulte is very familiar with the County’s requirements for converting golf courses to residential land use. They have already been through the process at their Hillcrest and Woodmont developments.
Keeping Oak Tree Safe: Declaration of Restrictive Covenants
In the community’s Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for the berm is not to be touched so as keep the contaminated soil safely packed below the surface and prevent any sort of exposure. The document also states that Oak Trees homeowners are responsible for the maintenance of the top soil cap in perpetuity.
Learn More About The Clean Up at Oak Tree
Click here to access the public records regarding the clean up at Oak Tree.
