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EUGENE PE ublic Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> June 3. 1994 Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687 -5291 <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Les Lyle. City Engineer <br /> Johnny Medlin, Maintenance Support Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Street Trees as a Condition of Development <br /> A worksession regarding initiation of code revisions to require street trees <br /> as a condition of development has been tentively scheduled for July 13. 1994. <br /> After reviewing the Springfield program and a number of related policy issues. <br /> staff is requesting direction asto how <br /> itolproceed with othis. pproposed new <br /> regulation. The related policy issues <br /> 1. Right -of -way width and proposed revisions to street standards - <br /> effect on street tree placement. <br /> ,f 2. Council commitment inance hold <br /> tentatbvelyhscheduledg i <br /> for October. U Tree Preservation ordinance <br /> 3. Standards for pruning and/or removal of street trees by abutting <br /> property owners. <br /> 4. Responsibility during establishment period for newly planted trees. <br /> Ma 5. Status of Implementation of policies adopted in the Urban Forest <br /> Management Plan (UFMP). <br /> 6. Relationship to TRIP landscaping requirements. <br /> In addition to the related policy issues, we have identified several policy <br /> and operations issues that will need to be resolved prior to implementation of <br /> code revisions requiring street trees. Issues include: <br /> 1. Number of trees per parcel and waiver conditions. <br /> 2. Timing of planting and responsibility for inspection. <br /> 3. Enforcement. <br /> 4. Program costs and resource implications. <br /> 5. Bonding requirements to assure trees are planted at an appropriate <br /> time even if occupancy has already occurred. <br />