Bulverde council hears developer request to ease tree-mitigation rules for downtown village; no vote taken

Jul 25, 2025

At a special Bulverde City Council hearing, a developer asked for variances to the city's tree-protection requirements for a proposed Bulverde Village commercial project, citing tree preservation on site and mitigation math; council asked for an arborist letter and legal advice and did not vote on the request.

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Bulverde ' At a special City Council public hearing, a developer seeking to build a small commercial "village" in downtown Bulverde asked the council to grant variances to the city's tree-protection ordinance, arguing the project preserves most large trees and that a combined package of retained trees, screening plantings and cash-in-lieu meets roughly half of the mitigation the code would otherwise require.

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