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Commission backs tree-canopy requirement for multifamily development, narrows exclusion to properties 2 acres or smaller
Summary
After public comment and staff briefing, the commission voted to recommend the city proceed with a multifamily tree-canopy amendment but to limit the ordinance’s exclusion so that only single duplexes and multifamily projects on properties 2 acres or less (meeting comp-plan infill criteria) are exempt.
The Titusville Environmental Commission voted to recommend changes to the city’s tree-preservation/canopy ordinance that would extend minimum canopy requirements to multifamily and townhouse projects while carving an explicit exclusion for small infill parcels.
Staff presented the draft canopy and multifamily ordinance language and reported that City Council had directed staff to identify barriers to infill and to propose remedies. The draft applied minimum canopy requirements to residential subdivisions, townhomes and multifamily projects but included a…
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