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Staff proposes transferring shade-tree regulatory approvals to planning commission, keeping commission advisory role

5869636 · October 2, 2025
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City planning staff told the commission Oct. 1 they will recommend that council shift regulatory approval authority for the Shade Tree Commission to the Planning Commission and retain Shade Tree Commission as an advisory body; staff said the change would streamline approvals and mirror practices in other cities.

City planning staff said on Oct. 1 they will recommend to city council that regulatory approval authority currently vested in the Shade Tree Commission be shifted to the Planning Commission, with the Shade Tree Commission remaining as an advisory body.

Staff said they had reviewed city code provisions across multiple titles and plan to present proposed ordinance changes to council in October. The…

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