14.32.066 Tree replacement and establishment of new trees on lots.
Tree planting is required on all newly developed single and multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial lots, and all properties on which a class IV forest practice occurs. A minimum tree threshold, according to the provisions of this section, is required on all developed lots where tree removal or other site disturbance is proposed.
When trees are planted on individual lots the species shall be appropriate for the size of the lot and the space planted pursuant to guidance provided in the Urban Forest Management Plan and, if applicable, as provided on approved revegetation or landscaping plans developed for the land division.
The following table provides a summary of the required minimum tree requirements and replacement for developed and developing properties. (See Table 14T-18).
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Type of Development |
Lot Size |
Required New or Saved Trees |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Developing Single- and Multifamily Lots |
Less than 3,500 ft2 |
2 |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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3,500 ft2 to 4,999 ft2 |
3 |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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5,000 ft2 to 6,499 ft2 |
4 |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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6,500 ft2 to 7,499 ft2 |
5 |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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7, 500 ft2 or over |
4 trees per 5,000 ft2 |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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Developed Single-Family and Multifamily Lots |
All*** |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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Developing Commercial or Industrial |
All |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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Developed Commercial/Industrial/Multifamily Proposing an Addition, Tree Removal, or Other Site Disturbance |
All |
2 Trees per 10,000 ft2 |
2.0" Caliper measured 6" above the base Deciduous 7' Tall Conifers |
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All |
Replanting required when average stocking (basal area) falls below 80 ft2 per acre – Tree spacing required is 10 ft on center |
Seedlings or transplants 1+1, 2-0, 2-1, P+1, or 1-2 |
*In addition to all tree tract requirements and landscape ordinance requirements.
**Tree species will be selected from the general tree list in the Lacey Urban Forest Management Plan.
***Developed single-family lots seven thousand five hundred square feet or larger proposing tree removal in accordance with LMC 14.32.050(D), that do not currently meet the required tree density of four trees per five thousand square feet, shall be required to replant the number of trees equal to the number removed.
A. Replacement tree location. The applicant’s proposed location of transplanted or replacement trees shall be subject to city approval as part of the tree plan. Replacement trees should be planted according to the following priority:
1. On-Site.
2. Off-site. When space is unavailable for planting the required trees on-site, then they may be planted at another approved location within the city of Lacey or Lacey’s growth area.
B. City tree account. When on-site and off-site locations are unavailable, the applicant shall pay an amount of money equal to the replacement cost of the replacement trees into the city’s tree account. The replacement cost is the retail cost of the tree plus all cost of planting and maintenance for three years.
C. Tree replacement. Replacement trees shall meet the required quality and priority. On sites where there are currently inadequate numbers of existing trees, or where the trees are inappropriate for protection as determined by the tree protection professional, then replacement tree planting shall be required. In designing a development project and in meeting the required tree stocking the following trees shall be planted in the following order of priority:
1. Buffers. Trees in or adjacent to critical area and/or significant wildlife habitat.
2. Tree tracts. Trees to replace unhealthy or unsuitable trees for tree tracts with no trees or inadequate numbers of trees.
3. Landscaping. Trees required to be protected or planted as a requirement of this chapter are in addition to any required to be planted by the Landscaping Ordinance Chapter 16.80 LMC. Protected trees within any required landscaping area can be used to satisfy the required spacing in the landscaping requirements. For residential subdivisions this may include entrance landscaping, traffic islands, separate deeded tree tracts, and other common areas.
D. Replacement tree quality. Replacement trees shall meet the quality, caliper, and root-ball size standards delineated in the Urban Forestry Management Plan and the current edition of the American Standard for Nursery Stock (ANSI Z60.1). Trees shall be healthy and free of damage, insects, and disease, be well-branched and show evidence of cultural care in the nursery to create quality trees.
E. Replacement tree planting standards. Trees shall be planted pursuant to the industry planting standards delineated in the Urban Forestry Management Plan. (Ord. 1496 §111 (part), 2016; Ord. 1417 §13 (part), 2013; Ord. 1269 §14, 2006).