Committee backs plan to add city planting specifications to Draper tree guide
Summary
Committee members agreed to draft a resolution to add the city's planting specifications to the adopted tree guide so contractors and developers follow the same standards for street-tree installations; planning staff said the specs and landscape standard details are on the city's website.
The Draper Tree Committee agreed to move forward with a resolution to incorporate the city's planting specifications into the committee's adopted tree guide, with staff tasked to locate the engineering spec and post the updated guide online once council approval is secured.
Jennifer Dushrzemski, a planning staff member who identified the guide and code references for the committee, said: "They're on the city's website... Trees shouldn't be in park strips less than 5 feet in width. Trees are required to be 2 inch caliber." She recommended adding a planting-specs section to the guide so the standards would be clear and centrally referenced. Chair David Cloward said the change would prevent trees from being installed in poor backfill or road base and improve long-term survival of street trees.
Committee members discussed whether the engineering standard details for city projects belong on planning pages or engineering pages but agreed the practical step is to draft a simple resolution and update the online guide after council action. The committee assigned staff to locate the current planting spec, provide it to the committee for review and include a visual standard alongside the resolution language for council consideration.
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