Urban Forestry Manual (City of Olympia, Washington)
This manual provides comprehensive information about the standards for tree planning, tree protection, tree planting & maintenance, calculating tree density, and specimen tree evaluation for different types of development sites in the city of Olympia, Washington.
This manual provides comprehensive information about the standards for tree planning, tree protection, tree planting & maintenance, calculating tree density, and specimen tree evaluation for different types of development in the city of Olympia, Washington. Types of developments include residential, commercial, industrial, and multi-family sites. Information on nuisance tree removal, city ordinance compliance, and Conversion Option Harvest Permits is also included. Tree protection standards include details on protective tree fencing detail and critical root zone protection. Tree planting & maintenance standards include minimum size & density, species and spacing of replacement trees, and pruning details. Information on calculating tree density and diameter at breast height (DBH) is included, along with an easy conversion table to assess existing trees by comparing DBH to corresponding tree units. Also includes information on the determination of tree size, location, condition requirements, as well as specimen tree value calculations.
21 pages
8.5” x 11”
City of Olympia, Washington
Click to open, view, print, and/or save this manual as a PDF
Model Project/Program
Planning, Urban Forest Management, Land Development, Ordinances/Regulation, Landscape Standards
National
Development, Development, DBH, DBH, Requirement, Requirement, Ordinance, Ordinance, Evaluate, Evaluate, Specification, Specification, Compliance, Compliance, Manual, Manual, Protect, Protect, Standard, Standard, Construction, Construction, Plan, Plan, Maintenance, Maintenance, Critical Root Zone, Critical Root Zone, Spacing, Spacing, Regulate, Regulate, Species, Species, Pruning, Pruning
MW: F-BKLT-WA-**-001
MWCU&CF
