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Planning board refers sustainability zoning text change, backs scorecard and tree protections with minor recommendations
Summary
The planning board reviewed ZB application 226-08 and voted to refer a zoning text change requiring minimum sustainability scorecard grades, tree-protection measures, and solar/green roof standards to the zoning board, recommending the zoning board consider a larger minimum replacement caliper (2 inches) and adjustments to solar canopy heights in truck corridors.
The Stamford Planning Board on April 28 reviewed a zoning referral (ZB application 226-08) that would strengthen sustainability requirements for development in targeted districts, including minimum grades on the city’s sustainability scorecard, tree-protection rules and requirements for solar panels or green roofs on large roofs.
Ralph Blessing, land use bureau chief, walked the board through the scorecard update (version 5), explaining it awards points across nine categories with a heavy emphasis on energy performance and now covers substantial renovations (defined as alterations equal…
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