TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2170
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Seraphie Allen
Deputy Director
Planning and Community Development
Cathy Beam, AICP
Principal Planner
TITLE:
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Approval of Unauthorized Tree Removal Penalties and Updated Tree Replacement Base Fees
a. Ordinance No. 3090: An Ordinance of the City Of Redmond, Washington Amending Redmond Municipal Code Chapter 1.14, Enforcement and Penalties, and Amending Tree Replacement Base Fees on the Planning Department Fees Schedule; Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Discussion of amendments to RZC 21.72, Tree Protection, RZC 21.78, Definitions, and RMC Chapter 1.14, Enforcement and Penalties was referred to the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Whole during the June 7 Council Business Meeting. At the subsequent June 28, 2022, Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Whole meeting, the Committee directed staff to move forward with the Enforcement and Penalties provisions in the Redmond Municipal Code and Replacement Tree Base Fee provisions on the Planning Department Fee Schedule that were extracted from the initial Tree Regulations Update adopting ordinance. Refer to Attachment A.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
Redmond Comprehensive Plan, Tree Preservation and Landscape Enhancement subsection of the Natural Environment Element; Tree Canopy Strategic Plan; Environmental Sustainability Action Plan; Climate Action Implementation Plan; Watershed Management Plan; Community Strategic Plan; and Redmond Zoning Code.
* Required:
Council approval is required for code changes.
* Council Request:
N/A
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