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<br /> <br /> <br />The City Attorney provided guidance on the questions regarding liability (Attachment F) <br /> <br /> <br />Information from the Public Works Department regarding the responsibility for taking care of <br />trees that are in the public right-of-way (Attachment G) <br /> <br /> <br />Comments from Vern Meryhew, citizen, (Attachment I) <br /> <br /> <br />a comment letter from Greg and Vanessa Zaputil (Attachment J) <br /> <br /> <br />Chart of comments received and request for changes in the Tree Regulation <br /> <br />Highlights given on the Tree Regulations: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />These regulations affect primarily single-family residential homes that are outside of either the <br />shoreline jurisdiction or a wetland, a steep slope, a stream or their buffers. <br /> <br /> <br />The City does not currently regulate the removal of trees on single-family property unless they <br />are adjacent to or within a sensitive area. <br /> <br /> <br />We are looking at the Tree Regulations because of the Comprehensive Plan tree canopy goals. <br />(listed in attachment C) <br /> <br /> <br />The tree canopy for commercial, industrial, and multi-family properties will be addressed <br />through the Landscaping Code. <br /> <br /> <br />The amount of canopy for each of the zoning districts in the City, is taken from the City’s tree <br />canopy assessment prepared in 2012. The low-density residential districts comprise <br />approximately one third of the zoned area in the City, and the canopy makes up approximately <br />59%. Because it was so high, the decision was made not to increase tree canopy when working <br />on the Comp Plan goal but to maintain the current 47% tree canopy in the City. <br /> <br /> <br />Once the City Council adopts the new Tree Regulations the Department of Community <br />Development will work on handouts for educational purposes. <br /> <br /> <br />A Tree permit would be required when doing work in a critical root zone; pruning a heritage <br />tree more than 20% of the existing crown, for the removal of trees over 8” in diameter; if <br />removing more that the number of trees allowed in a 36-month period; or when trees are <br />illegally removed. <br /> <br /> <br /> When tree replacement is required, the number of replacement trees is based on the size of the <br />tree canopy. Hazard or defective trees are not required to be replaced, there is some suggested <br />language to add to the regulations for clarification – staff will address later. <br /> <br /> <br />Arborist reports are not required for removal of trees on single-family properties, which was a <br />change made by the Planning Commission. It is required for removal of heritage trees, or if <br />development is on a site where heritages trees are in close proximity, and for proposed <br />development, which are primarily for subdivisions or short plats greater than four lots. <br /> <br />Commissioner Stander <br /> asked the following additional questions at tonight’s meeting that she <br />requested be included in the minutes. <br /> <br />th <br />Question regarding the January 11, 2018, packet, staff report prepared December 28, attachment E – <br />Goal 4.13, Page 49 of the January 25, 2018 packet. Residential zone is not listed there, is it somewhere <br />else? <br />Staff: <br /> The last paragraph was left off on page 35, which should read, “no net loss of canopy cover in <br />individual categories as listed below: Low Density Residential: maintain current Citywide coverage of <br />47% and Medium and High Density Residential maintain current Citywide coverage of 40%.” <br />Page 3 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />