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Supervisor Gary asks staff to study tree‑canopy protections as a flood‑mitigation tool
Summary
Supervisor Monica Gary asked staff to research options for preserving the county’s tree canopy to mitigate flooding and erosion; planning staff said they will review current landscape ordinances and bring a full update at a fall work session.
Supervisor Monica Gary told the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on June 4 that tree‑canopy preservation merits study as a long‑term flood‑mitigation strategy. Gary asked staff to compile existing ordinance language and provide options the board could consider, including potential ordinances or incentive programs.
Planning staff told the board they can inventory what exists in the county’s landscape ordinance and present a fuller legislative and regulatory update at a fall work session. The board agreed that staff should return with the information and suggested that work session include an assessment of existing policy, potential ordinance language and examples from other localities.
The discussion did not propose specific ordinance language or a timeline for adoption; it directed staff to prepare materials and a work‑session presentation in the fall.
