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Council discusses tree-preservation amendments and larger incentives for multifamily developments
Summary
Staff previewed redlines to the Unified Development Code clarifying tree-preservation applicability (including cottage communities), protections for tree drip/root zones and a proposed increase in parking-incentive caps for multifamily projects that preserve protected trees; the item is set for evening consideration with revised redlines.
City staff reviewed proposed redlines to the Unified Development Code (UDC) that clarify tree-preservation applicability, protect root/drip zones and increase incentives for multifamily projects that preserve protected trees.
Staff said the revised language explicitly includes cottage-community developments within the residential standards for tree preservation and mitigation. The draft ordinance also contains a provision protecting the drip/root zone of Cross Timbers oak trees from impervious paving, intended to prevent construction practices that would kill heritage trees.
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