Green developments that saved trees

Developments across San Antonio have far exceeded tree canopy cover percentages proposed in a major tree ordinance overhaul. Requirements for 38% residential and 25% commercial tree canopy cover have been criticized as being impossible to achieve and so costly they will drive new development out of our city.

Recently, the cTc evaluated a number of residential, educational, retail, industrial, office, and apartment projects using high resolution classified imagery. Far from scraping by the proposed percentages, most of these developments eclipsed them.

Security Service FCU Corporate Headquarters

Listed below are links to aerial photographs of these projects. Clicking the project name will open a PDF file.

Project name	Parcel area (acres)	Tree canopy (acres)	Tree canopy cover
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, TX, Vehicle Assy Plant	2,660.0	1,118.1	42.0%
Los Patios retail center	17.9	15.7	87.7%
Security Service FCU Corporate Headquarters	15.5	10.5	68.2%
Valero Corporate Headquarters	154.2	98.8	64.1%
Wachovia Corporation Operations Center	111.2	41.3	37.1%
Barshop Jewish Community Center	29.4	15.6	53.0%
Clear Springs Restaurant	2.5	1.3	51.4%
Blanco Road apartments Parcel 336342	10.3	6.9	67.1%
Blanco Road apartments Parcel 336344	17.0	11.3	66.2%
Judson Montessori School	24.3	15.5	63.9%
Northwest Vista College	139.2	65.4	47.0%
The Parklands Subdivision, MDP 505	182.5	98.2	53.8%
Mainland Square subdivision	62.6	28.5	45.6%
Whispering Oaks West subdivision	101.3	64.8	64.0%
Whispering Oaks East subdivision	161.5	127.1	78.7%
Hidden Forest subdivision	268.2	174.0	64.9%