Subjects Environment
Tree Conservation/Management/Protection
Updated 01/2011
Tree Conservation, Management, and Protection - Ordinance Provisions
Contents
- Introduction
- City Ordinance Provisions
- County Ordinance Provisions
- Related MRSC Pages
Introduction
This page includes ordinances and code provisions from Washington cities and counties that address tree preservation, management, and protection. Other MRSC webpages address specific provisions for landscaping, street trees, and urban forestry.
City Ordinance Provisions
- Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 16.22 - Vegetation Management
- Beaux Arts Village Ordinance No. 361, passed 01/11/2008 - Tree Protection
- Bellevue Land Use Code Sec. 20.20.900 - Tree Retention and Replacement
- Clyde Hill Municipal Code Ch. 17.38 (
) - View Protection and Tree Removal
- Everett Municipal Code Ch. 8.40 - Tree Management
- Hunts Point Ordinance No. 480 (
), passed 05/03/2010 - Tree Code
- Kirkland Zoning Code Ch. 95 - Tree Management and Required Landscaping
- Lacey Municipal Code Ch. 14.32 - Tree and Vegetation Protection and Preservation
- Lake Forest Park Municipal Code Ch. 16.14 (
)- Tree Protection and Replacement
- Lynnwood Municipal Code Ch. 17.15 -Tree Regulations
- Mercer Island - Highlights of Mercer Island’s Tree Regulations (
)
- Oak Harbor Municipal Code Ch. 20.16 - Oak Tree Protection
- Olympia Municipal Code Ch. 16.60 - Tree Protection and Replacement
- Redmond Zoning Code Ch. 21.72 (
) - Tree Protection
- SeaTac Municipal Code Ch. 15.14- Development Standards - Tree Retention and Landscaping Regulations
- Seattle
- Tree and Landscaping Regulations - Department of Planning and Development
- Tree Protection Regulations in Seattle (
), Client Assistance Memo No. 242, Updated 05/12/2011
- Tumwater Municipal Code Ch. 16.08 - Protection of Trees and Vegetation
- Vancouver
- Municipal Code Title 12 - Trees and Vegetation
- Municipal Code Ch. 20.770 - Tree Conservation
- Walla Walla Municipal Code
- Ch. 12.49 - Urban Forestry Practices
- Ch. 12.50 - Heritage Trees
County Ordinance Provisions
- King County Code Ch. 21A.16 (
) - Development Standards - Landscaping and Water Use - See page 21
- King County Rules and Regulations of the Department of Development and Environmental Services 21A-24 (
) - Steep Slope Hazard Areas: Vegetation Removal for View Corridors
- Thurston County Code Sec. 21.80.040 - Preservation of Significant Trees (Lacey UGA)

