Accepted by City Council on November 10, 2009, Tigard's Urban Forestry Master Plan
contains a list of changes recommended to improve the City's current programs
and regulations. The Plan was developed 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 Tigard Tree Board will be overseeing implementation of the Urban Forestry
Master Plan as part of their annual workplan. 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.
The main goals of the Plan include:
Revise Tigard's tree code (Chapter 18.790, includes development
regulations and mitigation).
Revise Tigard's landscaping code (includes street trees, parking lot
trees, and other required landscape trees).
Develop a tree grove protection program.
Develop a hazard tree identification and abatement program.
Improve the management of the City's urban forestry program.
