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Port Orchard staff outline tree canopy mapping, NPDES Phase 2 obligations and code gaps
Summary
Public works and planning staff presented initial tree canopy mapping and explained new NPDES Phase 2 stormwater permit requirements that call for canopy goals and consideration of canopy in stormwater planning. Staff reported 169.2 acres of canopy mapped in the right-of-way, identified gaps in the significant tree ordinance and McCormick Village
City staff briefed the Planning Commission on new tree canopy requirements tied to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase 2 stormwater permit and on initial canopy mapping results. The presentation described why canopy matters for stormwater management, the mapping methodology, and code gaps staff intend to address.
Dennis Ryan, Port Orchard's public works director, said the NPDES Phase 2 permit (administered by the Washington State Department of Ecology under the federal Clean Water Act) requires jurisdictions to adopt policies that set five- to 10-year canopy goals for city-owned properties, consider canopy in stormwater…
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