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Fort Collins council adopts three-year street-tree establishment rule, strengthens mitigation policy
Summary
After public debate and input from developers and the Disability Advisory Board, council voted to set a three-year establishment period for street trees and to enhance tree-mitigation requirements; members asked for follow-up on budget and maintenance implications.
Fort Collins’ City Council on second reading adopted two amendments to the city’s tree rules that set a three-year establishment period for street trees and increase mitigation requirements. The measures passed in separate votes after multiple residents and developers addressed council.
The new ordinance establishing a three-year establishment period (Ordinance 172) was adopted on second reading by a 5–1 roll-call vote. Council emphasized the change aims to create predictable timelines…
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