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Cover page to Ordinance 1775
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Ordinance No. 7 7.5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, APPLYING TUKWILA'S TREE
REGULATIONS TO COTTONWOOD TREES 12 INCHES OR
MORE IN DIAMETER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that cottonwood trees provide significant wildlife
habitat, and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to extend the protection of the Tree Regulations to cover
cottonwoods within the Shoreline Overlay,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TMC 18.06.775 and Ordinance 1758 1(part) is amended to read as follows:
A "significant tree" means a tree (Cottonwood excluded) which is 4 inches or more in
diameter as measured 4.5 feet above grade.
Section 2. A new subsection (15) is hereby added to TMC 18.44.110 and Ordinance 1758
1(part) to read as follows:
(15) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Code to the contrary, removal of any
cottonwood tree within the river environment or the low impact environment, which tree
is 12 inches or greater in diameter as measured four and one half (4.5) feet above grade,
shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 18.54 TMC, Tree Regulations.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the
official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after passage
and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THV, CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this '7 day of 1996.
W
Jo W. Rants, Mayor
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
J#i e E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPR VED AS O F RM:
Of ice of the Citt rney
FILED WITH THE CITY C
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: /U 71 s 4'
PUBLISHED: �D
EFFECTIVE DA E: /D to
ORDINANCE No.. 7
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Published Seattle Times: /D k 7 /e c
CITY OF TUKWILA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 7 Z 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, APPLYING TUKWILA'S TREE REGULATIONS
TO COTTONWOOD TREES 12 INCHES OR MORE IN
DIAMETER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
On (XU' 7, /P the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance
No. 7 75 extending the protection of the Tree Regulations to cover cottonwoods
within the Shoreline Overlay; providing for severability and establishing an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of 1 /YF‘
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Cantu, City Clerk