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, WA – City Tree Regulations

Ordinance No 2014-38

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

Bellevue, WA – Bellevue 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, WA – Chapter 19.30 Tree Preservation Ordinance – 2011

Bonny Lake, WA – Trees

Bothell, WA – Tree Retention and Landscaping -Chapter 12.18

Burien, WA – Ordinance 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, WA – Tree 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, WA – Chapter 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, WA – Chapter 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, WA – Tree 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

Landscaping and Screening – Chapter 19.46

Olympia, WA – Olympia 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, WA – Regulations for Residential Tree Cutting and Removal

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

Richland, WA – Richland 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, WA – Pruning and Removal

Tumwater, WA –  Protection of Trees and Vegetation Chapter 16.08

Tukwila, WA  – Current Tree Policies and Regulations

Vancouver, WA – Vancouver Municipal Code Chapter 20.770 – Tree Conservation

Street Trees

Tree Permits information page

Walla Walla, WA – Heritage Trees

Woodinville, WA – Development Standards – Tree Protection Chapter 21.50

Public Trees Chapter 2.24

Yakima, WA – Public Tree Ordinance – Chapter 8.77 – 2016