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Committee approves revised tree-protection ordinance to expand eligible trust-fund uses, lower replacement caliper
Summary
The Rules Committee approved a rewritten tree-protection ordinance on March 31 that expands allowable uses of tree-protection trust funds, reduces replacement-tree caliper requirements, and allows fee waivers for certain affordable-housing projects.
The Rules Committee on March 31 approved a substitute to the city's tree-protection code that widens how ordinance-generated tree-protection funds may be used, reduces the required caliper for replacement trees, and creates a waiver pathway for mitigation fees tied to affordable housing projects.
Key changes approved in the substitute (bill 20250102): the ordinance code trust fund for tree protection may now be used to pay the salary and benefits of city landscape architects, arborists and urban foresters who work exclusively on ordinance-funded projects; the fund may also be…
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