Beaverton Tree Code Audit

Environment + Sustainability
Written by Dacie Doucette

Beaverton Tree Code Audit

Beaverton, OR · 2021

 

Client: City of Beaverton, Long Range Planning
Location: Beaverton, OR
Year: 2021
CP Role: Lead consultant
Practice Area: Environment + Sustainability
Team: Jamin Kimmell, Principal-in-Charge; Sachi Arakawa, Project Manager; Lydia Ness, Research Lead

 

The Challenge

Beaverton's tree rules satisfied neither tree advocates nor developers, and they had to support the City's climate action plan, its racial equity commitments, middle housing infill, and clear and objective approval paths for housing.

Our Approach

With consulting arborist Todd Prager of Teragan & Associates, we reviewed the development code against the Comprehensive Plan and Climate Action Plan, held a staff focus group, and interviewed code users. Our audit report set out a policy framework, ranked the issues by urgency, and grouped them into phases. A best practices memo drew on Oregon case studies to offer alternatives suited to Beaverton's goals.

 

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