Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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species is required, unless there is new Authority or City Arborist if the following
tree growth already present. New tree requirements are met:
growth must be as near as practicable a. Within the shoreline buffer, when the
to where the hazard tree was removed removal of storm-damaged trees
and be at least two inches in diameter, results in a cleared opening in the tree
measured at four and one half feet canopy greater than 250 square feet,
above the ground level. If new growth replanting is not required, but the area
is not present, then replacement trees shall be required to naturally
shall consist of native species and be revegetate, and the following
at least two inches in diameter, requirements must be met:
measured at four and one half feet i. The area from which a storm-
above the ground level. damaged tree is removed does
c. The removal of standing dead trees, not result in new lawn areas, or
resulting from natural causes, is other permanently cleared areas;
permissible without the need for ii. Stumps from the storm-damaged
replanting or a permit, as long as the trees may not be removed;
removal does not result in the iii. Limbs damaged from a storm
creation of new lawn areas, or other event may be pruned even if they
permanently cleared areas, and extend beyond the bottom one-
stumps are not removed. For the third of the tree; and
purposes of this provision dead trees iv. If after one growing season, no
are those trees that contain no foliage natural regeneration or regrowth
during the growing season. is present, replanting of native
d. The Building Authority or City Arborist tree seedlings or saplings is
may require the property owner to required at a density of one
submit an evaluation from a licensed seedling per every 80 square feet
forester or arborist