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Council approves first readings of multiple tree-code changes to protect more mature trees and require replacements
Summary
Council approved first readings of several code amendments to expand protections for trees in new development, lower protected-caliper thresholds, and require replacement tree sizing and longer-term maintenance. Council amended one item to require replacement trees be maintained "in perpetuity."
Bastrop on Feb. 11 approved first readings of a package of code changes intended to strengthen protections for trees in new development and to clarify tree-survey and mitigation requirements.
Planning and Parks staff said the package — developed with input from the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Parks & Tree Board and local arborists — includes several linked ordinances that together change protected-tree thresholds, add survey requirements and set standards for replacement trees. The changes are…
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