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Planning board endorses proposed tree‑preservation zoning changes, urges further discussion on emergencies and invasive species
Summary
The Planning Board reviewed proposed zoning text amendments on tree preservation and recommended them to the Board of Trustees while asking staff to continue refining emergency removal language and replacement calculations for invasive species.
The Planning Board reviewed proposed zoning‑text amendments intended to tighten tree‑preservation rules and streamline administrative review for certain tree removals, and voted to recommend the draft to the Board of Trustees while urging additional refinements on emergency removal language.
Planning staff explained the primary changes in the draft: lowering the diameter‑at‑breast‑height (DBH) threshold for protection from 8 inches to 6 inches, creating an administrative application route for limited circumstances (for example, removal of damaged or dead protected trees or…
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