Tree Mitigation

1. Chapter 5, Article X
Tree Preservation Amendments
Presented By: Jason Lutz
Community Development Services Director
City Council Meeting
Agenda Item #9
December 14, 2015

2. TREE PRESERVATION AMENDMENTS
 Public hearing, consideration, and action
concerning proposed amendments to
Chapter 5, Article X – Tree Preservation,
of the City’s Code of Ordinances.

3. SUMMARY
 Staff is presenting an amendment to the
Tree Preservation regulations regarding
“Fees in Lieu of Mitigation” for
properties located in the MF-D zoning
district.

4. BACKGROUND
 On October 16, 2015 City Council
approved proposed amendments to the
Code of Ordinances regarding “Tree
Preservation” which allows individuals to
pay a fee in lieu of providing onsite
mitigation.

5. BACKGROUND
 Council had concerns that multi-family
projects located in the MF-D zoning
district could clear-cut a property and the
fee in lieu of mitigation would be capped
at $2,000 dollars per tree.

6. BACKGROUND
 Council requested that language be
added or amended which would only
allow existing or proposed single-family
structures in the MF-D zoning district to
be eligible for the $2,000 cap per tree.

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POLICY ANALYSIS
 City staff is proposing the following
amendments to the Tree Preservation
regulations regarding “Fees in Lieu of
Mitigation”.

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POLICY ANALYSIS – PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
 Sec. 5-156(a)(4)a.2.
 For residentially zoned properties located in
the (SF-A, SF-B, and 2F-C, districts, and for
properties with existing or proposed single-
family structures in the and MF-D districts), a
the cap for mitigation fees shall be two
thousand dollars ($2,000) per tree.

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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
 Appropriate notice was posted on the City
website.
 Responses received:
 Support: (0)
 Oppose: (0)

10. QUESTIONS?