The City of Kenmore 6700 NE 181ST STREET PC Box 82607 KENMORE, WASHINGTON 98028 MEMO To: From: Debbie Bent, Community Development Director Jill Ding, Senior Planner Date: May 7, 2008 Subject: Tree Retention................. 1......................... Council has requested an update on the City s current Tree Management and Protection regulations which were adopted under Ordinance 0-021 and became effective November 18, 200. To aid in the discussion the following materials have been included as attachments: 1. A copy of a citywide map, the parcels that are highlighted in green are new projects that have been submitted since the adoption of the Tree Management and Protection Regulations (Ord 0-021) that became effective November 18, 200. 2. An excel spreadsheet, which includes a sampling of 7 projects that were submitted under the current tree regulations. The spreadsheet outlines the number of tree units that the project site was required to provide in accordance with the tree regulations and shows how many of the units were achieved through retention of trees and how many units were achieved through tree replacement. 3. Aerial photographs of each of the sampled project sites which show the predeveloped tree cover on each of the 7 sample project sites.. A memo from the Dean Koonts of Hough Beck & Baird dated May 1, 2008 outlining some observations on the current regulations and suggestions for possible revisions.
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Michael s Place Plat (FLP200-161) S on C -J a- A o more C 02 D He P CZ)38 Camty a The infomiation included on this map has been compiled by King County staff from a variety of sources and is suect to change without notice. King County makes no representations or warranties, express or imptied, ss to acaxacy, completeness, timeliness, or rights to the use of such infonnation. This doairnent is not intended for use as a survey product King County shall not be liable for any general, special, indirect, inadental, or consequential damages including, but not timited to, lost revenues or lost profits resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained on this map. My sale of this map or information on this map is prohibited except by wrilten permission of King County. Date: 110.12008 King County
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Marlowe Short Plat (FSP2005-123) 86631001 00,0 2 6020 93 F ft 00 $ (1l I. r-: tt 011 98t I c.300007 a. z. (III., l.a III 1.. V.. 982 --A - Cl 1 1 0-8663 II..I a 0 t00 110-202 I 11 OT 02 1 000 2 00016 I 02 0001 011 1 ti i ar 3821 000 027701188 1 1 0190 9ams r I 0023 i! 00 6 UI. 2 00 26 0020 02770 19 1 0 0277021 1. 1 1tOO 0011 08f 1 100107 Cccxity 0 The information included on this map has been compiled by King County staff from a variety o sources and is aued to change without notice. King County makes no representations or warranties express or implied, as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or rights to the use of such information. This document is not intended for use as a survey product. King County shall not be liable for any general, spectal, indirect, mcidental, or consequential damages including, but not [imited to, lost revenues or lost profits resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained on this map. Any sale of this map or information on this map is prohibited except by written permission of King County. Date: 11012008 Source: King County MAP - Property Information (htlpilw.melrokc.gov1qlsñmap) 29 King County
Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have questions. To Ms. Jill Ding, Senior Planner Regarding Tree Retention Ordinance Review reviews to evaluate the potential areas of improvement. Our observations are as follows. Remarks Project No. 2008-19 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Seattle, WA 98109-5217 w.houghbeckandbaird.com 215 Westlake Avenue North 206.682.325 Fax Per your request on April 21, 2008, we have reviewed the Tree Retention Ordinance (KMC 18.2) and our records of past tree plan City of Kenmore Seattle I Boise Hough Beck & Baird Inc. 206.682.3051 Phone Copy to File Signed Dean W. Koonts, ASLA provide for the tree units, nothing would prohibit that. It would still meet the intent to provide replacement trees and a diversity replacement trees. The current ordinance allows flexibility. For example, if a property owner would like to plant an orchard to want to consider formalizing this in the code. determining the number of tree units represented by conifers. Department of Community Development Project Name City of Kenmore Retention Ordinance Review Tree 1. Per Table 1 3.2.060B, all replacement trees are currently factored into tree unit calculations based on caliper at the time of planting. Typically, conifers are specified by height. A separate table listing conifers by height measurement could be helpful in 2. In previous plan reviews there has been a precedent of providing replacement trees 1n-kind for conifer trees. The City may of species in the City s urban forest. 3. In your email of April 21, 2008, you asked whether the ordinance was intended to permit the use of arborvitae and fruit trees as P2OO8 P C 28-l MefTIo re Tree Retention -30.08.docx Date May 1,2008