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Board backs ordinance to reduce pervious-surface requirements with xeriscape incentive
Summary
Belgrade Planning Board recommended Ordinance 2024-6 to reduce pervious-surface requirements (including a xeriscape incentive) after staff said the change would address developer concerns while retaining landscape-plan requirements; the motion passed 4–2 and will move to city council for readings and a public hearing.
The Belgrade Planning Board recommended that the city council adopt Ordinance 2024-6, a zoning text amendment that reduces certain pervious-surface requirements and offers an additional reduction when property owners use xeriscaping.
Brad Stein, senior planner, outlined the proposal: reduce the industrial district pervious requirement from 30% to 20% and allow an additional 5% reduction if 50% of required…
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