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Commission backs requirement for minimum tree planting on new single-family lots as condition of building permits
Summary
The planning commission recommended approval of an ordinance amendment that would require builders to plant a minimum of one two-inch-caliper tree per single-family lot (two on corner lots) from an Oklahoma State University proven tree list as a condition of a building permit.
The Newcastle Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend an ordinance amendment that would require planting trees as a condition for issuing building permits in specified residential zoning districts.
Planning staff (identified in the transcript as "Woodinberry, City Planner") presented the draft amendment, which would require one Oklahoma-proven tree of at least 2-inch caliper per lot in residential districts E1, E2, E3, RF1 and RF2, and two…
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