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Tree commission approves East Main patio plan, asks council to lift shrub ban for public plantings
Summary
The Bexley Tree Commission approved a landscape and small patio renovation for 2527–2529 East Main Street, conditioning the permit on an imminent city-council amendment to remove a long-standing prohibition on shrubs in public rights-of-way; the commission also required tree protection during construction and replacement of any failed plantings.
The Bexley Tree Commission voted to approve a landscape and patio renovation for 2527–2529 East Main Street, but tied the permit to a pending change in city code that currently bans shrubs in the public right-of-way.
Walter, the city reviewer, told the commission he had no objections to the proposed plant palette and called the approach a reasonable way to “soften the harshness” of a patio next to a retaining wall. The applicant, Ryan, described three layout options and said the preferred plan uses bluestone with hedges and…
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