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Commission approves change letting city require tree-fund contributions based on use rather than zoning for vacations

3657898 · June 4, 2025
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Summary

Ordinance 34-25 modifies the city code governing vacations of plats, easements and rights-of-way so the city may require tree-fund contributions based on the proposed use of a site instead of solely on its zoning designation. The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the change June 4 and the ordinance moves forward to Council.

Mike Struve, planning team coordinator, presented ordinance 34-25 on June 4 to amend the vacation-of-plats code. The proposed change shifts the basis for requiring a contribution to the city tree fund from the property’s zoning designation to the actual use proposed in the vacation application.

Under the revised language staff described, tree-fund contributions would not be required for…

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