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Park strip landscaping code amendments (Ordinance 22-07)

Amendments to remove the uniform 8-foot planting strip width, define xeriscape and set a minimum plant coverage, limit trees in sight triangles and allow downtown exceptions, to cut water use. Recommended 6-0 by the Planning Commission.

Approved

Type
Code change
Location
Citywide
Applicant
City of Logan
  1. Apr 5, 2022City Council: Park strip code amendments, Ordinance 22-07
  2. Mar 15, 2022City Council: Park strip code amendments, Ordinance 22-07 (workshop)

In brief

Park strip landscaping code amendments (Ordinance 22-07) appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of March 15, 2022 to the City Council meeting of April 5, 2022.

On record, it was approved once.

The most recent decision was approved (5-0) at the City Council meeting of April 5, 2022.

Follow the money and project delivery

Park strip landscaping code amendments (Ordinance 22-07)

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved: Park strip code amendments, Ordinance 22-07 · Approved minutes Record → · April 5, 2022

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. April 5, 2022 · City Council

    Park strip code amendments, Ordinance 22-07

    Approved · 5-0

    The council adopted amendments to park strip landscaping rules, which the Planning Commission recommended 6-0. Michael Timmons emailed support. Council Member Tom Jensen asked about noncompliant sites; staff said enforcement is limited by staffing and the city attorney said grandfathering generally covers uses and structures, not a park strip rule. Amy Anderson said the ordinance adds options and should reduce nonconforming strips.

    Moved by Council Member Amy Anderson, seconded by Council Member Tom Jensen. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

  2. March 15, 2022 · City Council

    Park strip code amendments, Ordinance 22-07 (workshop)

    Discussed

    Planner Russ Holley proposed removing the mandatory uniform 8-foot width, defining xeriscape with a minimum plant-to-mulch ratio, limiting street trees in sight-distance triangles and allowing exceptions for downtown. The Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0 on February 24. Chair Simmonds asked that green space be preserved downtown, Mark Anderson asked about plant coverage and Amy Anderson asked about enforcement; Holley said staff would notify owners and set a case-by-case deadline. Action was set for April 5.