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Stow City forestry advisers press for tighter tree‑preservation and parking‑lot landscaping in draft zoning chapter
Summary
City staff presented Chapter 8 of a proposed zoning code update; commissioners pressed for lower preservation size thresholds, minimum planting sizes, stronger parking‑lot median standards and follow‑up maintenance requirements.
City staff and consultants returned to the Stow City Urban Forestry Commission to discuss Chapter 8 of a proposed zoning code update, focusing on tree preservation, required replacement sizes and landscaping standards for parking lots.
The draft code would require developers to provide park or open‑space acreage in several zoning districts and set preservation thresholds and replacement standards for trees. Sarah (staff member) said the commission had been mailed the draft and that staff circulated a digital copy for review: "If you recall, Zach and I were here last time. We passed out chapter 8 of our proposed zoning code update."
Commission members raised several substantive…
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