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Planners propose 15% green‑space minimum, sidewalk options and native‑plant incentives for commercial zones
Summary
As part of a zoning rewrite, staff proposed a 15% green‑space requirement for commercial properties, a pay‑in‑lieu sidewalk option, credits for permeable paving, and incentives to use native plants. Conservation subdivisions and a formal tree ordinance were also raised by residents who urged a stronger conservation plan for the county.
County planning staff presented proposed changes on July 1 to commercial and industrial design standards that would affect landscaping, pedestrian infrastructure and stormwater management across commercial corridors.
The steering committee and planning staff recommended adding a 15% minimum green‑space requirement for nonresidential sites, with at least 50% of that required green area visible along the street frontage so landscaping accomplishes an aesthetic and buffering role. "We simply put in there, which doesn't exist now, is a 15% requirement," staff said during the session.
Sidewalks, pay‑in‑lieu and GDOT Staff proposed a flexible sidewalk policy: sidewalks would be required in commercial overlay districts and corridor areas, but…
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