The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (SDCI) is dragging its heels on setting up a Permit system for Tree removal and replacement. Other cities are doing it with the same Accela database system that Seattle uses. Even Seattle’s Department of Transportation is using it for their permits for tree removal and replacement.
Here are some other cities (and associated information) that are using an online Accela database system to set up permits for removing trees. Also included is SDOT’s link to their system in Seattle.
Entering permits on a database system allows a city to track tree loss and replacement. With posting requirements and online database systems, people can confirm that trees are being removed under city ordinances and not illegally. Seattle’s tree protection enforcement is currently based on trusting people are cutting down trees legally. That is often not the case. Citizens only option is a complaint based system which doesn’t work..
Tacoma:
Permits
Tacoma Permits – Is a permit needed to prune/remove trees in the right-of-way?
Lake Forest Park :
Home – Planning (Includes Tree and Critical Area Permits)
Building – Planning (includes Tree and Critical Area Permits)
Atlanta, GA:
Arborist Division
Arborists Division Contacts
GUIDELINE FOR APPLYING FOR DDH PERMIT IN ACCELA CITIZEN
How to Save a Tree – by TreesAtlanta
Seattle, WA
Seattle Dept of Transportation – street tree removal and replacement permits
This post first appeared on Friends Of Urban Forests - Protecting Trees And Our Urban Forest Infrastructure, please read the originial post: here
