CDN 2018-02-27 Item 2C - Ordinances - TMC 18.06 Definitions / TMC 18.54 Tree Regulations

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City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee FROM: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director, Department of Community Development BY: Carol Lumb, Senior Planner CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: February 21, 2018 SUBJECT: Itol_ate of TMC 18.06. Definitions and TMC 18.54, Tree Regulations ISSUE Additional revisions to the draft tree regulations under consideration by the Committee and contained in the binder provided to Committee members. BACKGROUND The Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee began its review of revisions to urban forestry and landscaping definitions, found in TMC 18.06, and revisions to TMC 18.54, Tree Regulations, at its meeting on February 13, 2018. Staff continued to review the materials that were provided to the Committee and has identified several additional changes/corrections and a new Whereas clause that are needed. DISCUSSION Staff is recommending the following additional changes to the draft tree regulations, or the Whereas clauses as follows below. An explanation is provided after the proposed change. I. 18.54.020 Scope This chapter sets forth rules and regulations to control clearing of trees within the City of Tukwila, except for removal of trees governed by TMC Chapter 18.44, "Shoreline Overlay.;" Chapter 18.45;.. "E,n ;, m,Ffall Sensitive -Areas,,, and Chapter 18.52, "Landscape Requirements." Related to the above revision, the following new Whereas clause is recommended: WHEREAS, this chapter is intended to apply to the sensitive areas otherwise regulated by TMC chapter 18.45 until such time as the sensitive area regulations are amended to explicitly provide for tree protection in sensitive areas within that chapter; and Staff comments: We expected that there would be revisions forwarded to the Council adding specific tree regulations to the Sensitive Area Ordinance, found in TMC 18.45, close to when the Council would be considering changes to the City's overall tree regulations. As a result, the draft tree regulations, as proposed, did not apply to Environmentally Sensitive Areas. Unfortunately, the changes to the environmental regulations are not ready for Council review, so it is necessary to have TMC 18.54 continue to apply to sensitive areas until such time as the environmental regulations are updated. The proposed change noted above also requires the addition of a new Whereas clause that acknowledges that TMC 18.54 will continue to apply to sensitive areas until such time as the SAO is updated to include explicit tree protection regulations. CL 2/21/2018 10:18 AM W:11Sharepoint\Long Range Planning12016-2017 Landscape & Tree Code UpdatelTree CodelCouncil Review\CDN Info Memo 2-27-18 Mtg. 27