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IN MEMORANDUM May 10, 1993 TO: Bob Hammitt From: Jan Stazewski Subject: Martin Street Citizens Concerns On Logging in Their Neighborhood In the last week of April the Urban Forester received a call from Ann Leong of Martin Street. Ms. Leong said that 46 acres of property near her house is for sale and heard that the timber may be sold separately from the land. She asked what protection is afforded the trees on the site, and is the PUD process and provisions of the South Hills Study to be followed before any trees are removed. She went on to say that the area was zoned PUD, however, there are no approved PUD plans for the site. The Urban Forester explained that the owner could either remove trees, under City's Tree Preservation Code 6.300 - 6.330 or under the provisions of an approved PUD plan. The Urban Forester went on to say that the PUD process is not required to obtain a permit to remove trees nor is the South Hills Study applicable until a development plan is submitted. He stated that along with the other sections of the Code, sections {6.320(b,d))' would provide a reasonable level of protection for these trees. Ms. Leong said that she felt that there was a serious "gap" in the City's ability to protect trees. She felt that the City should require the PUD approval process before allowing any removals. She went on to say her neighbors are afraid that one day, without warning, a logging company would cut down all the trees as was done a few years ago (e.g., Simpson /Polansky logging operation within the urban growth boundary). After discussions with her neighbors, Ms. Leong contacted Councilor Member Keller for help in protecting their neighborhood. Their understanding of Ms. Kellor's response was to ask the Urban Forester and Jan Childs (by name) to attend a neighborhood meeting to help them draft language for Council to adopt which would require the PUD approval process before removing trees. Before responding to the neighborhood's request the Urban Forester checked with the Planning Department. Jan Childs assigned the neighborhood's request on to Jerry Jacobson. Mr. Jacobson said that he did not plan to attend and 1 1 6.320 Criteria. In determining whether a proposed felling is consistent with sections 6.305 to 6.330, the department of parks and recreation and the tree appeal board, as the case may be, shall base their decision on one or more of the following: (b) The topography of the land and the effect of felling on erosion, soil retention, stability of earth, flow and character of surface waters and streams, protection of nearby trees and windbreaks. (d) The effect the trees' removal has on the environmental quality of the area.