Washington HB2267 creates a model urban forestry ordinance to protect tree canopy and promote urban forest management.

Washington HB2267 directs the Department of Commerce to develop a model urban forestry ordinance for local governments to protect tree canopy and promote urban forest management. The model ordinance must prioritize avoiding tree removal, minimizing impacts, and mitigating tree removal when avoidance or minimization is infeasible. The model ordinance must include options for incentivizing tree retention, avoiding or minimizing tree removal, and mitigating tree removal consequences, including tree banks and fee-in-lieu programs.

Washington HB2267 creates a model urban forestry ordinance to protect tree canopy and promote urban forest management.

Washington HB2267 directs the Department of Commerce to develop a model urban forestry ordinance for local governments to protect tree canopy and promote urban forest management. The model ordinance must prioritize avoiding tree removal, minimizing impacts, and mitigating tree removal when avoidance or minimization is infeasible. The model ordinance must include options for incentivizing tree retention, avoiding or minimizing tree removal, and mitigating tree removal consequences, including tree banks and fee-in-lieu programs.