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Milwaukie Tree Board reviews recent large-tree removals and options to tighten tree code
Summary
After public concern about removal of large trees at recent infill development sites, staff presented options to clarify 'reasonable alternative' construction techniques, scale fees by tree size or lot size, and create a rare/threatened or heritage-tree protection program; board asked staff to prepare materials for council on Dec. 2.
Milwaukie — City staff told the Milwaukie Tree Board on Monday that recent permit-approved removals of large trees have led council to ask the board for options to refine the city’s tree code.
Katie, the city’s climate natural resources manager and staff liaison, reported that a development on a lot now identified as 10610 Southeast Home removed a 68-inch coast redwood and a 36-inch Douglas fir after following the city’s existing permit process. Staff reminded the board that developers may remove up to 30 percent canopy on a property under current code and that additional canopy loss is charged at $4,000 per…
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