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Tree and Landscaping Regulations
Codes & Regulations

Environmental Protection Regulations

  • Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) Ordinance (SMC 25.09)
    - ECA Trees and Vegetation (SMC 25.09.320)
  • Tree Protection Ordinance (SMC 25.11)
  • State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA; SMC 25.05)
  • Tree Regulations Update

Seattle Land Use Code Regulations by Zone

  • Commercial Zones
    - 23.47.016 Screening and landscaping standards
  • Downtown Zones
    - 23.49.019 Parking quantity, location and access requirements, and screening and landscaping of surface parking areas
    - 23.49.046 Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial conditional uses and Council decisions
    - 23.49.056 Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial street facade and street setback requirements
    - 23.49.106 Downtown Retail Core, street facade requirements
    - 23.49.162 Downtown Mixed Residential, street facade requirements
    - 23.49.332 Downtown Harborfront 2, street facade requirements
  • Highrise Zones
    - 23.45.073 Screening and landscaping standards
  • Industrial
    - 23.50.016 Landscaping standards on designated streets
    - 23.50.034 Screening and landscaping
    - 23.50.036 Industrial Buffer – Screening and landscaping
    - 23.50.038 Industrial Commercial – Screening and landscaping
  • Lowrise Zones
    - 23.45.015 Screening and landscaping standards
  • Midrise Zones
    - 23.45.057 Screening and landscaping standards
  • Seattle Mixed Zones
    - 23.48.024 Screening and landscaping standards
  • Single-Family
    - 23.44.008.I Development Standards - Tree Regulations

DPD Director's Rules

  • DR 13-1992, Landscape Standards for Compliance with the Land Use Code and SEPA Requirements
  • DR 11-93, Design Guidelines/Implementation Process for Designated Green Streets
  • DR 6-2001, Clarification of State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Plants and Animals Policy concerning outstanding trees; and designation of Exceptional Trees under the Tree Protection Chapter (25.11) of the Seattle Municipal Code
  • DR 10-2006, Clarifying when administrative design review is required in order to save exceptional trees in lowrise, midrise, and commercial zones.
Last Updated: November 8, 2006
Resources

Tree Regulations Update

RELATED DOCUMENTS

  • Mayor's Urban Forest Management Plan
  • Benefits of Urban Trees Fact Sheet
  • Seattle Street Tree Planting Procedures
  • Tree Pruning Guides - Link to SDOT website
  • Street Trees and Landscape Architectural Standards (Ch. 4.14 Seattle Right-of-Way Improvements Manual) - link to SDOT website
  • City Light's "The Right Tree Book"
  • "Why Trim Your Overgrown Trees & Bushes"

Client Assistance Memos

  • CAM 234, Landscaping Information
  • CAM 242, Tree Protection Regulations in Seattle
  • CAM 331, Environmentally Critical Areas—Tree and Vegetation Overview
  • CAM 331A, Environmentally Critical Areas—Vegetation Restoration
  • CAM 331B, Environmentally Critical Areas—Hazard Trees

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