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Pflugerville commission advances proposed tree-protection code updates to Planning & Zoning
Summary
Commissioners approved forwarding revisions that expand allowed uses of the tree mitigation fund, add prohibited-activity language and clarify director authority; staff said language was shaped to strengthen legal defensibility before council consideration.
Pflugerville Parks & Recreation staff presented a package of proposed updates to the city's public tree protection code and the commission voted to forward the packet to the Planning & Zoning Commission for further review.
The changes would broaden the uses of the city's tree mitigation fund beyond planting and establishment on public property to include renaturalization (prairie restoration and pollinator gardens), tree and plant health care, public tree giveaways for residents and the extraterritorial jurisdiction, and limited tree-planting programs for non-public properties…
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