STATUS - The City Council adopted the amendments to KZC 95 on March 15, 2022 (O-4786(PDF, 3MB)). The effective date of the new regulations will be May 13, 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.