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Fulshear staff to ask council to require wildlife-impact studies for developments over 15 acres
Summary
The city’s planning director presented a draft wildlife impact requirement originally set at 50 acres; after commissioner discussion staff said it will bring a 15‑acre threshold to city council, with developers responsible for study costs and potential mitigation measures such as habitat corridors or preserved green space.
Joshua Brothers, the city’s executive director of planning, told the Parks and Recreation Commission that staff has drafted a wildlife impact study requirement for new residential development and intends to ask the City Council to consider a lowered threshold of 15 acres.
“For those of you who don't know me, my name is Joshua Brothers. I'm the executive director of planning here with the city,” Brothers said when he introduced the proposal. He described the draft as focused on residential — not commercial —…
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