Boiling Spring Lakes commissioners lower 'significant tree' threshold, table UDO amendment after public hearing
After a public hearing dominated by residents and habitat experts, the Board agreed to lower the UDO's 'significant tree' diameter threshold to 16 inches and tabled TX-2026-01 for further Planning Board review while debating mitigation levels and Fish and Wildlife permitting changes.
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The Boiling Spring Lakes Board of Commissioners on Aug. 4 agreed in principle to lower the Unified Development Ordinance's threshold for a "significant tree" from 24 inches to 16 inches but voted to table a broader text amendment and send it back to the Planning Board for further review.
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