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Robinson council adopts narrower, more flexible landscaping rules for development
Summary
After a public hearing, the Robinson City Council approved ordinance 2025-003 revising the city's landscaping requirements in the zoning code, adding professional-design thresholds, adjusting planting-size standards and tightening rules for trees near power lines.
The Robinson City Council voted to adopt ordinance 2025-003, amending Appendix A (Zoning) to revise Article 7 (landscaping requirements) and Article 12 (definitions), after a continued public hearing and staff presentation.
City planning staff member Brian said the changes are intended to create clearer standards for larger projects and greater flexibility for smaller ones. "These are code changes to the city's landscaping portion of the zoning code," Brian said, describing the package as a mix of tightened and relaxed provisions depending on site type.
The changes the council approved include: requiring design professionals for certain larger…
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