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Staff proposes 10-foot landscape strip in overlay districts with waiver for constrained rights-of-way
Summary
Text amendment TA25-06 would align Chapter 27 landscape and parking-lot planting rules with the city's Chapter 14 tree ordinance by establishing a 10-foot minimum planting zone for overstory trees in overlay districts, with a waiver if right-of-way, utilities or existing trees constrain installation.
Planning staff introduced text amendment TA25-06 to amend Chapter 27 of the zoning ordinance so minimum planting areas in parking lots and streetscapes match the city's tree ordinance (Chapter 14). Staff said the tree preservation manager recommended a 10-foot minimum landscape strip or planting zone to allow an overstory street tree to fully grow and develop.
The amendment includes a waiver mechanism: where right-of-way is insufficient, where…
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