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Shoreline staff propose broadening tree fund uses to plant, maintain trees on non‑city public land
Summary
City staff presented proposed ordinance 10‑39 to allow the Shoreline tree fund to support tree planting on public property managed but not owned by the city, to fund certain maintenance from fines and settlements, and to clarify eligible mitigation fees; PRCS Tree Board supports the changes.
Shoreline staff on Monday presented ordinance 10‑39, a proposed amendment to city code that would broaden how the city’s restricted tree fund may be used. The changes are intended to allow tree planting and certain forestry activities on public land the city manages but does not own, and to clarify which fee revenues may be used for tree program work.
Katrina Steinle, senior management analyst with Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS), said the tree fund currently consolidates in‑lieu replacement street tree fees, a recently adopted significant tree removal fee, and fines and settlements directed to public trees. Under existing code, many of those fees are restricted to planting and establishing trees on city‑owned property or rights‑of‑way and must be spent within five years when…
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