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Planning commission backs change to subdivision rules to add natural‑features language; will forward recommendation to city council
Summary
The Delaware Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission issued an 8‑0 favorable recommendation to the city council on a text amendment that adds "Natural Features" (street‑tree provisions) to the city subdivision ordinance; supporters urged trees be in the right of way while the mayor cautioned against mandatory right‑of‑way planting because of infrastructure damage.
The Delaware Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission voted 8‑0 to forward a favorable recommendation to city council for MPC 05‑25a, a text amendment that inserts a "Natural Features" subsection into the city subdivision regulations to require street trees in new residential subdivisions.
Staff said the change began in 2023 after a request from the Muncie Urban Forestry Committee to align city language with the county subdivision ordinance. The amendment would recodify and supplement Article 5 —…
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