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Council delays vote on new tree mitigation fees after lengthy public debate
Summary
Council pulled a proposed amendment to the master fee schedule and tree protections for further revisions after residents raised concerns about private-property impacts, preservation of heritage trees and clarity of plant lists.
City Councilors on March 25 pulled and ultimately tabled a proposed ordinance that would amend the master fee schedule and add new rules and fees for tree mitigation and protected trees on private property.
Planning staff introduced a draft ordinance that would add a private-property tree section to the code and set mitigation fees intended to discourage wholesale clearing of mature trees on development parcels. The Parks and Recreation board and planning staff had recommended protections, a plant list of preferred and invasive species and a fee structure that included higher…
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