STATUS - The City Council adopted the amendments to KZC 95 on March 15, 2022 (O-4786(PDF, 3MB)) and the new regulations became effective on May 13, 2022. The new regulations were vetoed by the former Houghton Community Council, so the former KZC 95 continues to apply within the boundaries of the Houghton Municipal Corporation.
NOTE - a Petition for Review of the adopted amendments has been filed by the Master Builders of King and Snohomish County and a number of other development interests with the Washington State Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board. The petition does not change the applicability of the adopted regulations at this time.
Petition Filed: May 18, 2022
Link to Petition: (see attached file(PDF, 3MB))
Prehearing Order: (see attached file(PDF, 160KB) )
Hearing on Merits of Petition: September 12, 2022, 10:00 AM
Final Decision and Order: November 14, 2022
Project
Tree protection ordinances are one of the ways cities balance urban growth with preserving a healthy, sustainable and livable community.
The scope of this code amendment project was to:
Meeting Information
View meeting packet information for Planning Commission (PC), Houghton Community Council (HCC), and /or the City Council by clicking on the appropriate tab below
PC
- June 28, 2018(PDF, 3MB) Planning Commission meeting
- July 12, 2018(PDF, 3MB) Planning Commission meeting
- August 9, 2018(PDF, 654KB) Planning Commission meeting
- September 13, 2018(PDF, 2MB) Planning Commission meeting
- September 27, 2018(PDF, 2MB) Planning Commission meeting
- November 8, 2018(PDF, 4MB) Planning Commission meeting
- November 26, 2018(PDF, 9MB) Joint Planning Commission and Houghton Community Council meeting
- February 14, 2019(PDF, 3MB) Planning Commission meeting
- April 25, 2019(PDF, 556KB) Joint Planning Commission and Houghton Community Council meeting
- May 23, 2019(PDF, 3MB) Planning Commission meeting
- July 11, 2019(PDF, 2MB) Planning Commission meeting
- November 5, 2019(PDF, 104KB) Joint Planning Commission and Houghton Community Council public hearing
City Council
- November 20, 2018(PDF, 18MB) City Council meeting
- January 21, 2020(PDF, 4MB) City Council meeting
- February 4, 2020(PDF, 711KB) City Council meeting
- February 18, 2020(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
- May 18, 2021(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
- July 6, 2021(PDF, 1MB) City Council study session
- November 16, 2021(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
- January 4, 2022(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
- February 1, 2022(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
- February 15, 2022(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
- March 15, 2022(PDF, 1MB) City Council meeting
Where are we in the process and how do I access the revised code?
The City Council adopted the revised regulations on March 15, 2022 (Ordinance O-4786(PDF, 3MB) ). The new regulations will go into effect on May 13, 2022.
What were some of the main issues?
Each short article below presents an issue involved with updating the tree code. These articles appeared in This Week in Kirkland, the City's weekly online newsletter as part of the public outreach related to the tree code amendment project.