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Planning staff: tree-retention rule now applies only to site-plan review; code amendment needed to apply to land divisions
Summary
Community Development Director Rachel Vickers told the commission that Chapter 15.82 (Ordinance 2024-02) currently limits subsection I to developments subject to site plan review and does not cover land divisions; she said a future amendment would be required to extend tree-retention requirements to subdivision/land-division applications.
Community Development Director Rachel Vickers reported that the tree-retention provisions adopted with Ordinance 2024-02 are currently structured so that subsection I applies only to developments subject to site plan review. She told the commission that, as written, the provision does not apply to land division (subdivision) applications and that a future code amendment would be required to clarify applicability across all development applications.
During public comment Tori McGee asked about the requirements for the care and upkeep of retained trees. Vickers acknowledged the question and identified the issue as one that would be addressed when a code amendment to clarify applicability is drafted; no specific maintenance schedule or enforcement detail was provided at the meeting.
