WA State Tree Ordinances

Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) Urban Forestry

Tree Regulations in King County Jurisdictions –   in Lay of the Land report. On the Ground realities in King County Feb 2016

King County  – Guide to Developing Effective Urban Tree Regulations on Private Property 2024

Bainbridge Island, WACity Tree Regulations

Ordinance No 2014-38

Beaux Arts Village, WA – Ordinance No 361  – Jan 11, 2008

Bellevue, WABellevue Land Use Code – Sec. 20.20.900 – Tree retention and Replacement,

Trees 

Urban Ecosystem Analysis City of Bellevue, Washington – Oct. 2008

Bellingham, WA – Chapter 13:40 Tree and vegetation code for city of Bellingham – 1/2016

Trees in the City of Bellingham

Black Diamond, WAChapter 19.30 Tree Preservation Ordinance – 2011

Bonny Lake, WATrees

Bothell, WATree Retention and Landscaping -Chapter 12.18

Burien, WAOrdinance No. 780 Oct 2022

BMC Chapter 12.38 Street Trees and Trees on City Property

BMC Chapter 19.25 – Landscaping

BMC Chapter 19.26 – Tree Retention  May 2024

Camas, WA –  Ordinance No. 18-014 – 2018

Clyde Hill, WA – Chapter 17.38 of Clyde Hill Municipal Code – View and sunlight obstruction updated 6/9/15

Covington, WA – Tree Ordinance

Chapter 18-45 Tree Preservation and Protection –  4/2021

Des Moines, WA Chapter 16.25 – Trees

Duvall, WA – Chapter 14.40 Tree Protection 

Edmonds, WATree Code Updates – 2021

Chapter 18.45 Landclearing and tree cutting code

Chapter 20.13 Landscaping requirements

Ellensberg, WA – Landscaping – Chapter 15.570s

Everett, WA – Everett Municipal Code Chapter 8.40 – Tree Management 1993

Kenmore, WA – Tree Management and Protection – Chapter 18-57

Kirkland, WAChapter 95 – Tree management and landscaping

Kirkland Tree Ordinance Amendments Update May 13, 2022

Trees and Landscaping

Issaquah, WA Chapter 18.12 – Landscaping and Tree Protection

Tree removal

Lake Forest Park, WAChapter 16.14 – Tree Canopy Preservation and Enhancement 

Tree Permits and Information

 Tree Removal and Replacement – Major Development – Help Topic 2.8.A

Tree Removal and Replacement – Help Topic 2.8.B

Lacey, WA – Tree Protection and Preservation

Lynnwood, WA – Chapter 17.15 – Tree Regulations

Tree Removal Regulations

Maple Valley, WA – Zoning Ordinance 0-12-488 – 2012

Medina, WA – Tree Management Code – Chapter 20.52 – draft 2021

Mercer Island, WA – Mercer Island City Code – Chapter 19.10 Trees -August 2018

Mercer Island, WATree Frequently Asked Questions

Mountlake Terrace, WA – Tree Protection Ordinance No 2712 – July 2017

Chapter 19.130 Landscape Development and Site Buffering

Mount Vernon, WA –  Landscaping Chapter 17.93  

Oak Harbor, WA – Oak Tree Protection – Chapter 20.16 – Oak Harbor Municipal Code -2005

Olympia, WAOlympia Municipal Code Chapter 16.60 – Tree Protection and Replacement

Olympia Municipal Code Chapter 16.56 – Landmark Tree Protection

Poulsbo – Chapter 15.35 – Tree Cutting and Clearing Feb 12, 2022

Redmond , WA- Tree Removal – When is a Tree Removal Permit Required?

Tree Removal Tip Sheet 

RZC 21.72 Tree Protection – 2019

RZC 72.080 Tree Replacement

Renton, WARegulations for Residential Tree Cutting and Removal

Tree Retention and Land Clearing Regulations -Section 4-4-130 – Jan 12, 2015

Richland, WARichland Tree Ordinance – Chapter 22.14

Sammamish, WA – Ordinance NO 0215-395

Development Standards – Trees – Chapter 21A.37

Seattle, WA SMC 25.11 Tree Protection – 2023

SDCI draft update SMC 25.11 – Feb 2022

SDCI revised draft update SMC 25.11  March 2023

Tree Protection Code

Tree Protection Regulations in Seattle 

Shoreline, WA –  SMC 20.50.290 -20.50-320 – Tree Conservation, Land Clearing and Site Grading Standards

Trees

Tree Regulations for Private Property

Spokane, WA Protection of Public and Private Historic and Heritage Trees

Tacoma, WAPruning and Removal

Tumwater, WA –  Protection of Trees and Vegetation Chapter 16.08

Tukwila, WA  – Current Tree Policies and Regulations

Vancouver, WAVancouver Municipal Code Chapter 20.770 – Tree Conservation

Street Trees

Tree Permits information page

Walla Walla, WAHeritage Trees

Woodinville, WADevelopment Standards – Tree Protection Chapter 21.50

Public Trees Chapter 2.24

Yakima, WAPublic Tree Ordinance – Chapter 8.77 – 2016