Committee keeps tree requirement while allowing alternative shade structures in ZTA 26-09
The committee accepted an amendment allowing canopies or cool pavements as alternative shade structures over parking, but requires the equivalent number of trees to be planted elsewhere on the property so total tree count in the RVC overlay is maintained.
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Committee staff explained that RVC overlay rules currently require planting and maintaining trees so that at least 30% of parking area is shaded. The ZTA would allow alternative structures and designs — including canopies, structural shade, or cool pavements — to meet the intent of the shading requirement.
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