Watershed outlines how Dogs Head development agreement changed environmental rules
Watershed Protection staff summarized differences between City code, mining permits, and the Dogs Head development agreement: mining activities are carved out of some protections, critical water-quality zone designations were restructured and acreage limits set, and the July amendment added a 79% maximum total impervious-cover allowance for the project area.
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Liz Johnston, environmental officer with Watershed Protection, gave the commission a detailed regulatory comparison of what Austin's Land Development Code requires versus what mining permits allow and what the Dogs Head development agreement now contains following May and July Council action.
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