Tree ordinance prompts split council debate; staff to return with revisions
Council members and residents spent extended time debating a proposed tree-preservation ordinance. Staff presented multiple alternatives (notification for dead/dying trees, $75 permit and replacement ratios for exceptional trees, credits per 1,000 sq ft, a 12‑month moratorium after removal to deter clear-cutting); council asked planning commission to consider revisions rather than rushing adoption.
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A lengthy debate over a proposed tree-preservation ordinance dominated Milton’s July 6 meeting. Planning manager Angelie Stahlnecker laid out several options drawn from other cities (notably Kirkland and Burien) and described approaches for distinguishing dead/dying/hazardous trees from healthy “exceptional” trees, permit/notification processes, replacement-ratio proposals and a development moratorium designed to discourage clear-cutting by developers.
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