Council to vote on codifying 20‑foot landscape buffer for certain PRD edges after second reading

Jan 31, 2025

Staff said a second‑reading text amendment would require a 20‑foot landscape buffer within planned residential developments where they border in‑town R‑1 properties or RM parcels in Rutherford County; the planning commission recommended approval and staff said the rule excludes prescriptive species/caliper so designers can use existing screening.

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Planning staff told the Town Council workshop they will place a second‑reading ordinance on the council agenda to require a 20‑foot landscape buffer within planned residential developments (PRDs) where the PRD abuts in‑town R‑1 properties or RM‑zoned parcels in Rutherford County.

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