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Bend tree code faces early test as 1,500 trees come down for housing

Nearly one year after Bend passed an ordinance to preserve the city’s tree canopy from development, the policy is at work. The result: nearly 1,500 trees will be torn down to make room for a large ...
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Man behind tree code: It’s not properly planted

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland residents love their trees. Currently, residents of two neighborhoods are protesting the removal of large trees to make way for new development. But, in at least one ...
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Bend tree code debate unfurled before hearings officer

The city of Bend’s code to protect trees from development is on the line as an affordable housing developer mounts a legal argument that the new regulations infringe on state law. The public has a two ...
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Fees charged under much-maligned Portland tree code may get overhaul

City leaders are advancing a proposal to do away with most fees for tree-cutting permits, inspections and appeals as citizen ire grows over the expense, bureaucratic overreach and unequal enforcement ...
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Tacoma City Council approves updates to street tree code that dates back nearly 100 years

The Tacoma City Council approved updates to the city code regarding street trees on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The City of Tacoma has worked to improve the tree canopy across the city, and the updates to the ...