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2025 Snohomish County tree canopy report: county exceeded 20-year benchmark for new residential developments
Summary
Planner Diana Janoon told the committee the 2025 tree canopy monitoring report found 60 permit applications required 2,493,144 sq ft of canopy but produced 3,164,107 sq ft (about 80% over the minimum); 4,612 new trees were planted and staff recommended stricter worksheet completion and possible code changes to track pruning/removal.
At the Feb. 17 Planning and Community Development Committee meeting, Diana Janoon, a planner with Long Range Planning, presented the county's 2025 annual tree canopy monitoring report, required by Snohomish County Code (SCC 30.25.16). Janoon said the 2025 reporting period covered 60 permit applications for new residential development in unincorporated Snohomish County and that the code-required 20-year benchmark minimum for those applications was 2,493,144 square feet of canopy.
"The 2025 reporting period exceeded that threshold for new and retained canopy by almost 80% with a total of 3,164,107 square feet of total 20-year…
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