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Planning commission forwards landscaping amendment to governing body, changes tree-replacement rules
Summary
The commission approved an amendment to the Leawood Development Ordinance (Case 58-25) revising landscaping requirements outside single‑family districts, including tree-replacement accounting and exceptions for street-tree placement; the amendment is forwarded to the governing body for final action.
The Leawood Planning Commission voted May 27, 2025 to forward an amendment to the Leawood Development Ordinance (LDO §16-4-7.3) that revises landscaping requirements for non‑single‑family districts and clarifies tree-replacement rules.
Planning staff said the amendment addresses typographical corrections, aligns street-tree exceptions with city code and changes how required replacement caliper inches are calculated and credited. Under the amendment, all existing on-site trees that are removed must still be replaced at a one-to-one…
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