LDRC advances landscaping code changes, debates specimen-tree thresholds and buffer rules

Mar 11, 2026

The Land Development Regulation Commission approved several landscaping and buffer revisions and agreed to return definitions and tree-protection sections to a workshop. The board added a 1.25-to-1 credit for preserved native habitat and asked staff to add arborists to certification language.

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The Marion County LDRC approved a package of landscaping and buffer changes and directed staff to refine remaining tree-protection and definition language at a follow-up workshop.

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