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Board Approval on the Landscape Manual for Durham Revisions
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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 25, 2021
Request for Board Action:
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The Board was requested to conduct a public hearing at the January 11, 2021 Regular Session meeting. There were no comments received during the 24hr public comment period which ended on January 12, 2021. The Board is requested to consider the following motions:
First Motion: To approve the proposed revisions to the Landscape Manual for Durham.
Summary. The Planning Department staff have drafted proposed changes to the Landscape Manual for Durham, in conjunction with City Parks and Recreation, Stormwater and Urban Forestry, as well industry partners and members of the Durham Environmental Coalition. This memo provides a brief description of the proposed revisions.
Attachments:
Attachment A, Draft Landscape Manual for Durham 2020 Revisions
Attachment B, Landscape Manual Checklist for Plant Quality
Alignment With Strategic Plan: The Landscape Manual Revisions emphasize Goal 4 (Environmental Stewardship and Community Prosperity) by encouraging the retention and use of native species, and further restricting invasive species in order to help protect and increase natural habitats, as well as Goal 2 (Health and Well-being for All) by discouraging the unnecessary use of soil additives, which leach into streams and Durham’s drinking water.
Resource Persons: Jessica Dockery, AICP, CZO, Planning Manager, and Sara M. Young, AICP, Planning Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proposed Landscape Manual for Durham 2020 Revisions.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________