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Committee approves compromise altering landscaping trigger for certain commercial and industrial renovations

5965916 · October 20, 2025
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Summary

An amendment to local landscaping requirements (Ordinance 2025-0448) lengthened the look-back period to two years for cumulative renovation triggers and adjusted percentage thresholds; the Neighborhoods Committee approved the measure after public agencies and development interests reached a negotiated compromise.

The Neighborhoods Committee approved an amended ordinance (file number 2025-0448) on Oct. 20 that changes when landscaping requirements apply to renovations of existing commercial and industrial developments.

What the amendment does

Committee members described an amendment that "does three things," according to staff: it lengthens the look-back period for determining cumulative renovation thresholds to two years for industrial and commercial developments (up from one year in the prior draft), it raises the required landscape-expenditure…

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