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Sandpoint panel moves to review and update Arboriculture manual, flags species list and planting guidance
Summary
Commission members agreed to begin a chapter‑by‑chapter review of the city's Arboriculture manual to update species lists, maintenance guidance and planting standards; staff said budgeted consultant funds could be used for legal/ordinance review.
The Sandpoint Urban Forestry Commission voted informally Thursday to begin a methodical update of the city's Arboriculture manual, identifying the approved and prohibited street tree lists and maintenance guidance as priorities.
Eric Bush, the city forester and staff liaison, told the commission the manual contains dated material — including a council‑approved street tree list adopted in the early 2000s and an updated Urban Forestry Master Plan adopted more recently — and that staff sometimes approves permits on a case‑by‑case basis when the lists differ. "If somebody approaches me for a permit... I'm likely to approve removal of a cottonwood and require a replacement…
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