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Commission approves neighborhood forest overlay code amendment to help communities protect tree canopy
Summary
The Commission adopted a code amendment that creates a Neighborhood Forest Overlay (NFO) process and associated fees and adds corner-side/front-yard rules to support tree-preservation efforts in single‑family neighborhoods; the change memorializes fees already applied to other overlay petitions.
The City Plan Commission adopted a zoning code amendment June 12 to add a Neighborhood Forest Overlay (NFO) process to the city's development code. The amendment allows residential neighborhoods (single‑family and duplex areas generally under two acres) to petition for a neighborhood forest overlay to manage and protect canopy and community trees.
Key points of the change: The NFO process requires a petition and an inventory of forest/tree conditions and creates a…
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