The Seattle City Council heeded public input and has decided to slow down their rush to update SMC 25.11 – Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance by the end of September . This will give more time for public input and scrutiny. … Continue reading
Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Great news. The Seattle City Council has decided to slow down passage of an update to Seattle’s existing Tree Protection Ordinance. The Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee was rushing to get something passed … Continue reading
The following appeal of the determination of non-significance (DNS) regarding the proposed draft tree ordinance D7 by the Seattle City Council was filed on Sept 13, 2018. On Sept 24, 2018 the Department of Planning and Development withdrew the DNS. … Continue reading
Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Dear Tree Protection Advocates, The Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee will be meeting at 9 AM on Wednesday, Sept 19th. There is a 20 minute section at the end of the meeting devoted … Continue reading
The Seattle Land Use and Zoning Committee of the Seattle City Council is holding a Public Hearing on its proposed draft Tree Ordinance: Wednesday, Sept 5, 2018 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM (sign up starts at 9 AM) Seattle City Hall, … Continue reading
Coordinating Committee – Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance John Barber Tawny Bates Maria Batayola Richard Boerth Richard Ellison Katy Griffith Corinne Holister Wendy Oberlin Kevin Orme Heidi Siegelbaum Lance Young Steve Zemke … Continue reading
RE: Draft Tree Removal Ordinance Comments by David Moehring 8/31/2018 PLEASE KEEP IN THE CURRENT TREE REQUIREMENT of SMC 23.44.008 in ITS ENTIRETY IN ORDER TO AVOID NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE SEATTLE ENVIRONMENT: Please enter into the public record for the September … Continue reading
Its Time to Update Seattle’s Tree Ordinance DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE RELEASED ON NEWEST VERSION OF TREE REGULATIONS ORDINANCE (Version D7) Summary: Seattle City Councilmember Rob Johnson’s relentless push to repeal Seattle’s current Tree Protection Ordinance SMC 25.11 has advanced with the … Continue reading
Draft Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance (Version 5b) needs improvement and needs to add back current protections that were removed! On August 1st Councilmember Rob Johnson released the first draft of an updated Seattle tree ordinance and a new Council memo. … Continue reading
What is Green (Space) Factor and why is it Green Washing in Seattle? “The Green Space Factor (GSF) is a planning policy tool that originated in Berlin and has been adopted and adapted in a number of other cities in Europe … Continue reading