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York County Council approves first reading to expand grand-tree protection radius
Summary
After a staff presentation and public comment, the council approved a first-reading ordinance amendment to change grand-tree protection fencing from a 1:1 to a 1.5:1 ratio for ‘grand trees,’ citing improved survival and root protection.
York County Council voted on Jan. 20 to approve the first reading of an amendment to the county’s land-development tree-conservation rules that expands the protected fencing radius for grand trees from a 1:1 to a 1.5:1 ratio.
Peter Kosicki, the county’s landscape architect, told the council the recommendation responds to evidence that large trees’ root systems extend well beyond the canopy and that…
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