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Council advances draft tree-preservation ordinance for future developments, debates exemptions for small residential lots
Summary
Council and planning staff reviewed a draft tree-preservation ordinance tied to the Kerrville 2050 plan; the proposal would apply to new development on unplatted parcels, affecting about 319 parcels in the city limits, and councilmembers asked staff to draft exemptions for single-family residential building or smaller lots.
Kerrville City Council and planning staff discussed a draft tree-preservation ordinance at the Jan. 14, 2025 workshop as part of implementing the Kerrville 2050 plan. The draft would require tree surveys and retention or replacement standards for protected trees when developers undertake new development activity on unplatted parcels within city limits.
“Your house, your house, this doesn't apply to you. It applies to people who want to develop new properties,” the mayor said while explaining the ordinance’s intent to the public. Planning staff, Drew, told council the ordinance breaks protected trees into two categories—standard and heritage—and also applies separate preservation requirements for properties within the…
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