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<br />OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON'S REQUIRED MINIMUMTREE DENSITY <br />AND REPLACEMENT TREE REQUIREMENTS PER ACTIVllY <br /> <br />TABLE 16.60.080A <br /> <br />Proposed Activity <br />New Development <br /> <br />Tree Replacement <br />Requirements <br /> <br />30 tree units per acre <br /> <br />Required Minimum Tree <br />Density for the Parcel <br /> <br />30 tree units per acre <br /> <br />Developing Single-family <br />(multifamily upto 4 units) <br />.................__......................................................_........................................_..._....u.._............ <br />Developed Properties . 30 tree units per acre 30 tree units per acre <br />..........................................._......................._..............................................._...,.........n........... <br />Developed Commercial! 1 tree unit for every <br />Industrial/Multifamily (more 500 sq. ft. disturbed <br />than 4 units) proposing an and 3 tree units for <br />addition or other site every one tree unit <br />disturbance proposed for removal <br /> <br />30 tree un its per acre <br /> <br />30 tree units per acre <br /> <br />Developed Commercial/ <br />Industrial/Multifamily (more <br />than 4 units) proposing tree <br />removal <br /> <br />30 tree units per acre <br /> <br />3 tree unit for every <br />1 tree unit proposed <br />for removal <br /> <br />30 tree units per acre <br /> <br />Option Harvest <br /> <br />Site must remain at a <br />minimum tree density <br />of 200 tree units per <br />acre. <br /> <br />200 tree units per acre <br /> <br />Olympia's Landmark <br />Tree Protection <br />Ordinance defines <br />trees deemed <br />irreplaceable <br />because of their <br />historic nature, rare <br />species, or unique <br />aesthetic value. <br /> <br />The city's Urban Forestry Manua/spells <br />out ordinance requirements in more detail <br />and provides detailed guidance on plan <br />standards, tree protection standards, tree <br />planting and maintenance standards, tree <br />density calculations, and specimen tree <br />evaluation. In addition, the city has two <br />handouts to assist in compliance, the <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />o <br />o <br />~ <br />U <br /> <br />"Builder's Guide to. the Ordinance" and the <br />"Homeowner's Guide to the Ordinance," <br />both available online at the citY's website. <br />Both particularly help small landowners with <br />minor querie~. <br />Finally, Olympia has several other ordi- <br />nances geared to specific needs. Its Landmark <br />Tree Protection Ordinance defines trees deemed <br /> <br />irreplaceable because oftheir historic nature, <br />rare species, or unique aesthetic value. The <br />Public Trees Ordinance focuses on responsible <br />tree management on property owned by the <br />city. The Landscaping and Screening Ordinance, <br />which refers to the Tree Protection and <br />ReplacementOrdinance, deals with landscaping <br />and screening planting plans and contains a <br /> <br />ZONINGPRACT!CE 6.08 <br />AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION I page 6 <br />