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Pinellas LPA approves rewrite of tree rules to simplify mitigation, cap large-lot requirements
Summary
The LPA recommended approval of LDR25-02, which creates a standalone tree ordinance, replaces inch-for-inch mitigation with a size/condition table, caps required landscape trees at 15 for very large lots, and expands credit options such as native understory plantings to reduce payment-in-lieu burdens.
Pinellas County's Local Planning Agency voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to recommend LDR25-02, a comprehensive rewrite that moves tree rules into a standalone tree ordinance and changes how tree mitigation is calculated.
Kevin McAndrew, director of Building and Development Review Services, introduced the proposal and said the current 2018 ordinance lacks a practical mitigation…
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