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Lewisville council adopts tree-preservation updates to Unified Development Code
Summary
The Lewisville City Council on Dec. 1 adopted amendments to the Unified Development Code to establish a "heritage tree" designation, lower the minimum diameter threshold for preservation plans, remove several exempt species, and add a heritage tree mitigation fee, voting 5–0.
The Lewisville City Council voted unanimously Dec. 1 to amend the city’s Unified Development Code to expand protections for large and historic trees, establish a new “heritage tree” designation, and add a mitigation fee for removed heritage trees.
City staff said the changes respond to the city’s Healthy Infrastructure Plan and a tree-equity study. The adopted ordinance creates a heritage-tree designation and corresponding fee,…
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