Description
Request for a variance from numeric tree-count standards to allow landscaping compliance to be measured by total caliper inches.
Impact summary
The variance would let the dense development fit its required landscaping without crowding trees, while keeping overall canopy coverage essentially the same.
Applicant
- Name
- James R. McCann
- Address
- County Road 137
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Recorded in the meeting · Board of Adjustment
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Zoning Board of Adjustment - Oct 27, 2026
A variance request to measure landscaping compliance by total caliper inches instead of a fixed tree count for a 10-acre, four-lot mixed-use development with townhomes, multifamily buildings, and retail.
Zoning Board of Adjustment - Aug 25, 2026
Request for a variance from numeric tree-count standards to allow landscaping compliance to be measured by total caliper inches.
Related issues (2)
Tree Preservation
Industrial developments requested fee-in-lieu of tree performance options due to strict site constraints and right-of-way dedications for road expansions, directing funds into the city's parks improvement fund.
Villages at Brooklands Landscaping Variance
The developer of the Villages at Brooklands mixed-use project requested permission to calculate landscaping requirements using total caliper inches rather than individual tree counts, citing tight site constraints.
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