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Tumwater staff resume urban forestry code update; RFP posted, consultant proposals due Jan. 21

City of Tumwater Tree Board · January 14, 2026
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Staff said the city has restarted a combined Urban Forestry Code update (three codes plus plan), posted an RFP for a consultant to produce draft, peer review and final copies, and anticipates joint planning commission and council review between April and September.

City staff told the Tree Board on Jan. 12 that work on a combined Urban Forestry Code update — consolidating three code sections and the urban forestry plan — has resumed after a pause while state-level wildland-urban interface proposals were tracked.

"We wanna get this code adopted by November 1," the staff presenter said, laying out the project's scope: protect large trees, consider habitat and maintenance, clarify ownership responsibilities, and…

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