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Council rejects first reading of landscaping/tree code rewrite amid concerns about committee role
Summary
After lengthy discussion, the council did not advance the proposed amendments to chapters on landscaping and trees (Ordinance 5165) through a second reading; the Planning Commission had recommended approval but several councilors said the changes would curtail the Landscape Review Committee’s role and asked for a broader committee‑role review.
McMinnville — The McMinnville City Council on Oct. 14 declined to advance proposed zoning amendments to the city’s landscaping and tree chapters (Ordinance 5165) after the first reading failed to secure council support. The proposed changes would have clarified applicability and design standards and enabled staff to conduct administrative street‑tree and certain landscape plan reviews without automatically routing plans to the volunteer Landscape Review Committee.
What the ordinance would have done: Planning staff and senior planner Taylor Grable presented the second phase of a landscaping and trees code…
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