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City staff proposes lowering protected-tree threshold and raising mitigation to 1.5:1
Summary
City staff proposed amendments to Chapters 77 and 98 to lower the protected-tree caliper from 8 to 6 inches, standardize mitigation at 1.5 inches planted per 1 inch removed, add exemptions for city projects, and consolidate tree regulation into Chapter 98; staff will take the draft to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and then to Planning & Zoning and City Council for public hearings.
City staff presented a package of proposed amendments to the city's tree-preservation rules and a reforestation policy, asking the Rowlett City Council for feedback before taking the draft to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and the Planning & Zoning Commission for public hearings.
Staff said the current code contains conflicting mitigation provisions in two places (Chapter 77 and Chapter 98). As presented, the changes would: lower the protected-tree caliper threshold from 8 inches to 6 inches; adopt a uniform mitigation requirement of 1.5 inches of planting for each 1…
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