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Planners outline wide-ranging Title 20 environmental edits — tree protections, floodplain, street-tree and stormwater language
Summary
City planning staff previewed an array of proposed Title 20 edits affecting tree preservation thresholds, floodplain development permits, slope definitions and landscaping standards; the package is scheduled for Plan Commission review on March 9 and the Environmental Commission may submit comments.
Jamie Kreindler, senior zoning planner, walked commissioners through a set of proposed environmental code changes the city plans to include in Title 20 for 2026. The package covers multiple sections of code the commission flagged as environmentally relevant: tree-preservation language, streamside buffer demolition/remediation, slope standards updated to match state law, floodplain permit clarifications, street-tree specifications and definitions for landscaping materials.
Key changes described by Kreindler included: reducing the acreage threshold for required vegetation/tree-preservation standards from 2 acres to 1 acre; adding preference language for protecting heritage trees; permitting demolition of some structures in…
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