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Urban Forestry Master Plan

The Urban Forestry Master Plan is Getting Ready for Approval!

After a year of studying Tigard's urban forest conditions, conducting community surveys, reviewing the City's existing natural resource policies and programs, and interviewing stakeholders such as arborists, landscape architects, and developers, the Urban Forestry Master Plan is ready for approval.

The main goals of the Plan include:
  1. Revise Tigard's tree code (Chapter 18.790, includes development regulations and mitigation).
  2. Revise Tigard's landscaping code (includes street trees, parking lot trees, and other required landscape trees).
  3. Develop a tree grove protection program.
  4. Develop a hazard tree identification and abatement program.
  5. Improve the management of the City's urban forestry program.
  6. Develop an urban forest stewardship program.
The Plan contains approximately 50 recommended changes to the City's current programs and regulations that are intended to implement the above goals. The Plan is available in high resolution and low resolution below.

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  • Urban Forestry Master Plan (Low Res) 697 KB

  • Urban Forestry Master Plan Appendices (Low Res) 2.24 MB


  • Urban Forestry Master Plan (High Res)
  • 5.97 MB
  • Urban Forestry Master Plan Appendices (High Res) 13 MB



  • City Council is scheduled to accept the Plan on November 10, 2009. For more information on the Urban Forestry Master Plan please contact Todd Prager, Associate Planner/Arborist, at 503-718-2700 or todd@tigard-or.gov.


    What is Tigard's Urban Forestry Master Plan?
    Tigard's urban forest is a complex system of trees, plants, wildlife, soil, water, air and people in and around our city. On June 3, 2008, Tigard City Council voted to approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2008-00002 adding an Urban Forest section to the Land Use chapter of the Comprehensive Plan. Goal 2.2 Policy 11 of the Comprehensive Plan states, "The City shall develop and implement a citywide Urban Forestry Management Master Plan." Urban Forestry Master Plans are common components of Tree City USAs (of which, Tigard is a member), and are intended to address a number of important programmatic and operational urban forestry issues. The main components of the Tigard Urban Forestry Master Plan will be:

    • a purpose/vision statement;
    • a summary of historical and existing conditions;
    • an independent survey of community values;
    • coordination of policies and procedures among City departments;
    • direction for future ordinance revisions; and
    • budgeting analysis.
    Tigard's Urban Forestry Master Plan will be a planning and policy tool that will seek to maximize urban forest benefits. The Urban Forestry Master Plan will not replace the Tree Ordinance, the City's primary regulatory tool. Instead, the Plan will include practical steps to improve the urban forest's health and management, allow for better coordination of urban forest programming between City departments and other impacted stakeholders, and provide a framework for evaluating the urban forest in the future. The Urban Forestry Master Plan will be guided by and supportive of the goals and policies contained in the Urban Forest subsection of the Comprehensive Plan.

    Urban Forestry Master Plan Meetings
    Meeting Date & Time
    Location
    Agenda
    Packet
    Minutes
    September 2, 2009
    6:30 p.m.
    Tigard Library
    2nd Floor Conference Room
    Agenda This is an Adobe Acrobat File Packet (1)
    Packet (2)
    Packet (3)
    Minutes This is an Adobe Acrobat File
    July 1, 2009
    6:30 p.m.
    Tigard Library
    2nd Floor Conference Room
    Agenda This is an Adobe Acrobat File Packet This is an Adobe Acrobat File Minutes This is an Adobe Acrobat File
    May 6, 2009
    6:30 p.m.
    Tigard Library
    2nd Floor Conference Room
    Agenda This is an Adobe Acrobat File Packet This is an Adobe Acrobat File Minutes This is an Adobe Acrobat File
    March 4, 2009
    6:30 p.m.
    Tigard Library
    2nd Floor Conference Room
    Agenda This is an Adobe Acrobat File Packet This is an Adobe Acrobat File Minutes This is an Adobe Acrobat File
    January 7, 2009
    6:30 p.m.
    Tigard Library
    2nd Floor Conference Room
    Agenda This is an Adobe Acrobat File Packet This is an Adobe Acrobat File Minutes This is an Adobe Acrobat File
    November 5, 2008
    6:30 p.m.
    Tigard Library
    2nd Floor Conference Room
    Agenda This is an Adobe Acrobat File Packet This is an Adobe Acrobat File Minutes This is an Adobe Acrobat File



    Urban Forestry Master Plan Timeline




    On October 28, 2008, Tigard City Council approved Resolution 08-64 appointing members to the Urban Forestry Master Plan Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC is comprised of the Tree Board plus four additional stakeholders with expertise in urban forestry, public administration, community development, and other relevant fields. The CAC represents a broad range of interests and is currently overseeing the Plan's development.

    On November 19, 2008, the Committee for Citizen Involvement approved the Communication Plan for the Urban Forestry Master Plan. The Communication Plan breaks down each phase of the process and speaks to the ways in which citizens and stakeholders may participate, communicate, and receive information about the Urban Forestry Management Plan.

    Phase 1 Results (Project Launch):
    The CAC adopted the following vision for the Tigard's Urban Forest:
    Tigard's urban forest is valued and protected by City residents as a thriving interconnected ecosystem managed to improve quality of life, increase community identity, and maximize aesthetic, economic, and ecological benefits.

    The CAC also established the following purpose statement for the Urban Forestry Master Plan:

    The purpose of the Urban Forestry Master Plan is to implement the goals and policies in the Urban Forestry section of the Tigard Comprehensive Plan, and to guide the future of Tigard's urban forest by:
    1. Documenting past and present conditions of the urban forest;
    2. Providing recommendations and measurable goals that will improve urban forest management;
    3. Coordinating City departments with each other, with other jurisdictions, and with the community's vision for trees in Tigard; and
    4. Providing a legislative resource for future plans, policies, and ordinances.
    More details about Phase 1 can be found by reviewing the November 5, 2008 meeting packet and minutes.

    Phase 2 results (Define Current Conditions):
    An independent, scientific telephone survey of 400 randomly selected citizens about their attitudes towards existing and potential urban forestry policies and programs was completed. The survey was funded in part by a grant from the Oregon Department of Forestry and USDA Forest Service. The survey results will be incorporated into the Urban Forestry Master Plan and allow for a more detailed understanding of how to manage Tigard's urban forest in a way that better meets the needs of the community.

    City staff teamed with Metro to complete a comparative analysis of tree canopy cover change in the community spanning the past ten years. This was accomplished by using Metro's software that can detect the presence of tree canopy cover in 1996 and 2007 Tigard air photos. This partnership will continue, and allow Tigard to continually track canopy change in the future as Metro runs the software on Tigard air photos every two years. Tigard Tree Canopy Analysis Results

    More details about Phase 2 can be found by reviewing the January 7, 2009 meeting packet and minutes.

    Phase 3 Results (Data Analysis):
    Key City staff members with roles in coordinating and implementing Tigard's urban forestry programs, policies, and ordinances met to discuss urban forestry coordination needs and identify solutions. The purpose of the meetings was to provide for more effective administration of the urban forestry program and inform recommendations made in the Urban Forestry Master Plan. Internal Coordination Meeting Results

    City staff completed interviews with major community stakeholder groups and jurisdictions that regularly contribute to and/or are affected by the management of Tigard's urban forest. Input from community stakeholder groups will further inform recommendations made in the Urban Forestry Master Plan. Stakeholder Interview Results

    City Staff met with both Planning Commission and City Council in April to provide them with "Mid-Plan" updates. More details about Phase 3 can be found by reviewing the March 4, 2009 meeting packet and minutes.


    Phase 4 Results (Draft Plan):
    The Citizen Advisory Committee utilized all of the data collected to begin drafting the Urban Forestry Master Plan at their May 6 and July 1, 2009 meetings. At those meetings, they developed the general format of the Plan, the major goals of the Plan, and a series of recommended urban forestry policy and program changes that will implement the Plan. The "so-called" implementation matrix lists the goals of the Plan, action measures for achieving the goals, staff and financial resources required, an implementation timeline, and the City division responsible for each action item.

    The draft Urban Forestry Master Plan was then made available for public comment from May 26 through August 21, 2009. The City publicized the draft Plan online, through the Cityscape newsletter, via the urban forestry listserve, press releases, and three open houses held at City Hall. The comments received during that period will be considered by the Citizen Advisory Committee as they develop the final draft of the Urban Forestry Master Plan at their final meeting on September 2, 2009.

    More details about about Phase 4 can be found by reviewing the May 6, 2009 meeting packet and minutes and the July 1, 2009 meeting packet and minutes.




    Where Can I Find Examples of Other Urban Forestry Master Plans?
    Locally, several other communities have developed Urban Forestry Master Plans including: The City of Portland, City of Eugene, City of Lake Oswego, City of Vancouver, WA, City of Seattle, WA, City of Lacey, WA, City of Davis, CA

    Resources/Links
    1. Land Use chapter of the Tigard Comprehensive Plan
    2. Urban Forest Subsection of the Tigard Comprehensive Plan
    3. Communication Plan for the Urban Forestry Master Plan
    4. Urban Forestry Planning Overview by Robert Miller
    5. Arbor Day Foundation, Developing and Using Urban Forest Plans
    6. Tigard Tree Board
    7. City of Sacramento, CA Urban Forestry Program
    8. International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), Developing a Community Forest Management Strategy
    Contact Us
    If you have questions or would like more information on the Urban Forestry Master Plan, contact Todd Prager, Tigard City Arborist, at 503-718-2700 or todd@tigard-or.gov.


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