Residents ask developer to protect creek and increase buffers at Cane Ridge site

Residents asked detailed questions about buffer zoning, tree heights, and a small creek at the northwest corner of the parcel that feeds a pond; one asked whether the 15‑foot buffer would account for the creek's meander. Kister said the project includes a 15‑foot landscape buffer with shrubs, understory trees and canopy trees and that initial plantings will be 6–10 feet with species that can grow to roughly 30 feet; he said initial environmental surveys had been done and that development would avoid disturbing the stream corridor.