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Council reviews draft text amendment to allow non‑turf landscaping on ‘high‑image’ commercial corridors
Summary
Planning staff proposed a text amendment to Chapter 7.10 to allow a third landscaping alternative for high‑image arterials: 75% live plant coverage (excluding tree canopy), two mineral ground covers, and 25% plants in 5‑gallon size, giving property owners an option other than lawn or artificial turf.
Planning and zoning staff presented a text amendment to Chapter 7.10 of the city zoning code that would add an alternative to the existing lawn or artificial turf requirement for front‑setback buffers on high‑image arterial streets.
Jody Knapp told the council the ordinance originally dates to 1984 and has been recodified over time; the current code requires 50% lawn or artificial turf in the buffer. The proposed third alternative would require 75% live plant material…
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