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Tree City USA
2015 Application for Certification TWIT 01ty UySA .
The Tree City USA award is in recognition of work completed by the community during the 2015 calendar year.
As Mayor or Equivalent of the Community of Kent
I herewith make application for this community to be officially certified/recertifed as a Tree City USA for 2015,having
achieved the standards set forth by the Arbor Day Foundation as noted below.
Standard 1:A Tree Board or Department
Community has a Department Chair or City Manager/Official
Department Chair/City Manager
Jcff Watling Dept Chairperson 253-856-5007 jwatling@kentwa.gov
Standard 2: A Community Tree Ordinance
f Our community ordinance is on record
Standard 3: A Community Forestry Program with an Annual Budget of at Least$2 Per Capita
Total Community Forestry Expenditures $288402
Community Population 124435
Per Capita Spending $2.32
Standard 4: An Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation
AOr Official erDay procln i record
M yor or Equivalent Signature Title Date
Application Certification
To Be Completed By The State Forester:
Kent
The above named community has made formal application to this office. I am pleased to advise you that we reviewed the
application and have concluded that,based on the information contained herein, said community is eligible to be certified
as a Tree City USA community, for the 2015 calendar year,having in my opinion met the four standards required for
recognition.
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Komoto, Kim
From: Pail, Quientin
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:19 PM
To: Komoto, Kim
Subject: Tree City USA
Attachments: Tree Ordinance City of Kent.docx; Kent Arbor Day
Proclamation.pdf; Fall Parks Volunteer Events.pdf;
20151120112819036.pdf
Here are the documents. Tree Ordinance, Proclamation, Volunteer Events brochure and Street Tree Budget.
Q uientln Poll, West Operation Supervisor/City Arborlst
Parks Maintenance Operations '..
220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
Direct Line 253-856-5127 1 Fax Line 253-856-61.20
ppoil@KentWA.Rov I Parl(sRecreation@l(entWA.gov
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON
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"Cross reference(s)—Department of public works, ch. 2.28; landscaping,ch. 1507; preservation of trees,
§ 15.08.240; planting of certain trees prohibited,§ 7A4.260.
State law reference(s)—Authority to require landscaping, RCW 35.43.040.
6.10.010 Definitions.
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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless a
different meaning is clearly required by the context:
Directorshall mean the director of the parks and recreation department of the city.
Maintain or maintenance shall mean the entire care of trees in planting strips, as well as the preparation of
ground, fertilizing, mulching, planting, spraying, trimming, pruning, topping and root control, but not watering,
unless specifically so stated.
Planting shall mean planting and replacement in planting strips.
Planting strip shall mean the area available for planting between the street curb, the edge of the traveled
portion of roadway and the property line.
(Ord. No. 1703,§ 1; Ord. No.2567, §2. Formerly Code 1986,§4.12.010)
Cross reference(s)—Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1.01.030.
6.10.020 Street tree and...planting„list...................................................................................................................................................................................................
A.The director shall have full advisory authority as to the selection, planting and maintenance of all trees,
plants and shrubs planted and growing upon any and all of the public streets and public planting areas of the
city.
B. The director shall approve the official tree planting list and street tree planting plans. The director in
evaluating such plans prior to approval shall call upon the resources of the department of public works to
furnish him with facts concerning trees and planting strips in the city.
C.The director shall approve or disapprove the adding or removal of trees to the official tree planting list.The
list as approved shall be submitted to the city council for its adoption, by resolution, as the official tree planting
list of the city which is on file in the city clerk's office.
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6.10.040 Property owner requests......................................................................................... ................................................................................................................
A.A majority of the abutting property owners in a given block, street or area of the city where tree planting is
required may petition for the uniform planting of a tree variety of their own choice. Such petition shall be
approved by the director, provided the tree selection is made from the official street tree list and the selection
does not conflict with the standards in this chapter.
B.A petition to the director bearing the signatures of not less than ninety(90) percent of the property owners of
any block may be filed with the director requesting a change in the variety of trees in the planting strip adjacent
to their properties. Such petition shall be approved by the director, provided the tree selection is made from the
official street tree list and the selection does not conflict with the standards of KCC 6.10.030.All expenses of
such change will be borne by the property owners requesting the change, the work to be done under the
supervision of the director.
(Ord. No. 1703,§4; Ord, No. 2567,§2. Formerly Code 1986,§4.12.040)
6.10.050 Street tree maintenance, inspection and removal.
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A. It shall be the consistent purpose of the city to provide proper maintenance according to goad municipal
forestry practices for all trees growing along the city arterials, and in business and industrial districts.
B. It shall be the responsibility of the city to provide preparation of ground, planting, trimming, pruning,topping, .
root control, and removal of dead or dying trees in residential districts.
C. The director shall conduct a continual inspection program of the trees along the streets of the city.All trees
found by the director to be dead, dying or in a dangerous condition likely to cause damage shall be removed.
The city at its own cost and expense, and in accordance with the provision of this chapter,will replace all trees
so removed.
(Ord. No. 1703, §5; Ord. No.2567, §2. Formerly Code 1986, §4.12.050)
6.10.060 Protection of street trees.
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other object, except temporary protection for newly planted lawns, or cause or create conditions or uneven
ground, holes or hazards in planting strips along the streets of the city.When determined by the director that
any such plantings or installations are a hazard to the public or detrimental to the approved tree planting plan,
the director shall have full authority to cause such hazard or detriment to be removed or eliminated.
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PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Arbor Day was established in 1872; and
Whereas, the city of Kent recognizes the value of trees in making the
city environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing, which
promotes good business and a sense of community; and
Whereas, the city of Kent established a 'Tree Ordinance"and a tree
maintenance crew for the purpose of maintaining, protecting,
and regulating street trees for beautification of the city, and
Whereas, in recognition of its commitment to trees and the
environment, the city of Kent has been named Tree City
USA by the National Arbor Foundation every year since
2003, making this our 131" anniversary; and,
Whereas, The city of Kent is one of six cities in the Green Cities
Partnership, working to sustain our healthy urban forests and
natural spaces with the help of dedicated citizens; and
Whereas, 2015 marks Kent's 125rh year as an incorporated city;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Suzette Cooke, Mayor of the city of Kent, do hereby
proclaim October 17, 2015 as
ARBOR DAY
In the city of Kent, Washington, and i encourage all residents to consider planting
a tree on their property, to take a moment to enjoy the trees in our local parks, to
appreciate the beautiful green open spaces and forests that we enjoy here in the
Northwest and to join the environmental restoration efforts at West Fenwick Park.
in witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of Kent to
be a fixed this 6th day of October, 2015.
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