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Staff to post street-tree recommendations online; formal guide change needs council resolution
Summary
Staff urged posting updated street-tree recommendations on the city website for developers and residents while noting formal adoption of a revised guide requires a council resolution; the quicker resolution route was recommended over a code text amendment.
Staff (S2) explained the street-tree guide is managed by resolution so it can be updated more quickly than the zoning code. They said updating the guide will allow the city to remove problematic species (for example, the London plane) from developer recommendations without a full code text amendment.
The chair confirmed that recommendations can be posted on the city's website as guidance but emphasized that an official change to the guide must go to city council by resolution. Staff said they would prepare an updated recommendation and bring it forward for resolution, and they discussed adding Firewise guidance for high-elevation areas.
