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Planning manager seeks input on proposed Farmers Branch landscaping ordinance
Summary
Farmers Branch planning staff presented proposed amendments to the city's landscaping code to require minimum plantings, irrigation plans stamped by a landscaping professional, a preferred plant list and standards to expand tree canopy; staff will take feedback to Planning & Zoning for a May 11 study session.
Tara Bradley, the city's new planning manager, presented proposed amendments to Chapter 94, Article 4, Section 4.1 of the Farmers Branch code to introduce updated landscaping requirements for private development and alternatives for mitigation. "This is to introduce landscaping requirements for private development," Bradley said, explaining the draft updates existing minimum standards, expands tree-canopy goals and includes a preferred plant list.
Bradley told the Parks & Recreation board the draft would not apply to city-owned property and would add new requirements such as irrigation plans, which would need to be…
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