Staff says tree retention code currently limited to site plan review; code amendment needed to extend to land divisions
City planning staff reported that the existing tree retention provisions apply only to site‑plan reviews and do not cover land divisions; staff said making retention apply to land divisions would require a formal code amendment with clear and objective criteria to comply with state law.
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Planning staff told the council the city’s tree retention provision (adopted in Order 2024-02) applies to developments subject to site plan review but not to land division applications. "Based on the structure of this, our tree retention code only applies to development subject to site plan review, so it doesn't apply to land division applications," planning staff said, and described this as likely an oversight requiring a code amendment.
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