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Commission discusses whether landscaped rock or gravel can count as 'hard surface' for parking; no code change yet
Summary
Residents and staff debated whether landscaped rock or larger decorative rock should be treated as a 'hard surface' to allow parking; staff and several commissioners raised drainage, erosion and maintenance concerns and decided not to change the code without a more precise technical standard.
At its meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission discussed whether to amend the definition of “hard surface” to permit certain landscaping rock or gravel as an approved surface for vehicle parking. Staff said current code defines hard surface as impervious materials such as asphalt, concrete, or pervious pavers and that allowing rock or gravel for parking would require an…
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