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Commission deadlocks on landscaping ordinance; approves separate dune protections
Summary
A proposed update to the city's tree, landscaping and mitigation code drew major objections and failed to advance on first reading; commissioners separately approved a new dune-management ordinance intended to protect coastal dunes and clarify state statutory exceptions.
The commission heard a package of proposed amendments May 13 that would revise tree permitting, landscaping standards and tree-preservation calculations. Staff said the changes were intended to adopt landscape-industry standards (root barriers, temporary irrigation for newly planted trees, and clearer mitigation calculations) and to clarify required tree appraisals.
The first-reading item on tree/landscaping text amendments drew lengthy commissioner and public discussion focused on…
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