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Committee reviews tree removal guidelines and calls for risk-assessment and replacement standards
Summary
Members reviewed sample policies from Salt Lake and Sandy City including tree protection zones, alternatives to root cutting, ISA-certified arborist risk assessments before removals, and the idea of replacing large trees with multiple trees to preserve canopy.
Committee members reviewed tree-removal and preservation policies from nearby cities and discussed how similar standards might apply in Draper. A committee member summarized guidance used elsewhere: “tree protection zone will be 1 foot radius from the base of the tree's trunk for each 1 inch of the tree's diameter,” and said risk assessments should be performed by ISA-certified arborists before removal decisions are made.
Discussion also covered alternatives to cutting roots (ramping or arching sidewalks), and the committee considered a replacement approach to canopy loss — for example, planting multiple smaller trees to compensate when a large specimen is removed. Members proposed drafting local tree-removal guidelines that would require an arborist assessment and include replacement and notification provisions for public and private projects.
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