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Commission discusses wildlife impact study proposal for new developments
Summary
Fulshear commissioners reviewed a proposal to require wildlife impact studies for larger developments, discussed mitigation options (buffers, timing restrictions, habitat restoration) and flagged limits imposed by state law and jurisdictions outside city limits.
Commissioners discussed a proposal—provided by a retired professor and introduced by a commissioner—to require wildlife impact studies for certain developments as a way to reduce habitat loss and animal displacement.
The proposal discussed would require developers to complete wildlife impact studies for projects above a city-determined acreage threshold (commissioners raised examples of 5, 10 or 30 acres during the conversation). Possible mitigation measures…
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