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City of Tukwila <br /> Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br /> INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee <br /> FROM: Jack Pace, DCD Director <br /> BY: Carol Lumb, Senior Planner <br /> Andrea Cummins, Urban Environmentalist <br /> CC: Mayor Ekberg <br /> DATE: February 7, 2017 <br /> SUBJECT: Update of Landscaping Code—TMC 18.52 and Associated Ordinances <br /> ISSUE <br /> Complete the process of updating Tukwila's landscaping regulations,found in TMC 18.52, and review <br /> and adopt two additional ordinances that move provisions not related to landscaping from TMC 18.52 <br /> to other sections of the Zoning Code. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The current landscaping regulations were adopted 18 years ago in 1999,with only minor revisions to <br /> the Chapter since. Recognizing the sensitive nature of the policy decisions to balance environmental <br /> quality, property rights,aesthetics,and natural functions,the Council developed a three phase update <br /> process: <br /> Phase 1: Policy Development by the Tree and Environment Advisory Committee <br /> Ateam of Tukwila residents, business and professional experts, and Planning Commission and City <br /> Council representatives met from September, 2012 to May, 2013 to develop goals and policies on <br /> the natural environment and urban forestry forthe Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Phase 2: Update of the Natural Environment Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br /> The Planning Commission and City Council reviewed policy direction from the Advisory Committee <br /> and adopted the revised Natural Environment Element,June to December, 2013. <br /> Phase 3: Align the regulations in the Zoning Code with the Comprehensive Plan <br /> The Tree and Environment Advisory Committee reconvened in September and October, 2o16 to <br /> review and revise a staff proposed draft of the Landscaping Code. The Planning Commission held a <br /> public hearing on November 10, 2o16, made a few revisions to the draft and then forwarded their <br /> recommended code to the City Council for its review. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The updated Tukwila Comprehensive Plan has the following goals and policies regarding urban <br /> forestry,which in turn relate to the City's landscaping and tree regulations.Any proposed regulation <br /> must implement and be consistent with these policies. <br /> W:�\Long Range Projects\2o16 Landscaping-Tree Code\Council\CDN Info Memo 2-i3-3.7 Landscape Code.doc <br /> 19 <br />