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Stafford planners to draft tree canopy ordinance and send changes to planning commission
Summary
Staff presented options to require tree canopy for new development and redevelopment. The board supported drafting regulations (using state permissive code limits), asked staff to protect small businesses in exceptions, and referred the DCSL amendments for planning commission review.
Staff presented a proposal to adopt local tree canopy requirements for development and redevelopment and the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 1 asked planners to draft an ordinance and send it to the planning commission for review.
Brian Gooch, principal planner, said state code allows localities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to require canopy minimums by land use and density and described a range of possible thresholds — for example, up to 10% canopy for many commercial properties…
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