Staff will provide a summary of significant changes proposed for tree codes and research and outreach supporting these changes. The topics and significant proposed changes under review include:

1 Remove Bridle Trails-specific regulations, replace with variations for development type and/or lot size to achieve more consistency Citywide (See Bridle Trails R-1 Tree Retention)

2 Definitions

• Significant tree
• Landmark tree
• Hazardous tree

3 Tree Removal

• Require permit for significant tree
• Expand replacement requirements

4 Tree Retention

• New calculations for tree retention
• Encourage retaining the right tree in the right place
• Retained trees duration
• Construction tree protection

5 Enforcement

• Inspection requirements
• Financial penalties for violations

Please Email

PlanningCommission@bellevuewa.gov

Trees@bridletrailscommunity.org

Board@BridleTrailsCommunity.org

See also:

Bridle Trails R-1 Tree Retention

Trees in Bridle Trails R-1 Zone

https://www.engagingbellevue.com/tree-code

Recent Seattle changes

Important Bike Bellevue Meetings Thu Dec 14th

Land acquired by Sound Transit for construction use but not needed afterwards is required to be used for affordable housing and related development, if possible. Land on 120th near the ST Operations and Maintenance Facility is one such area.

Six buildings are proposed.

• Approximately 500 units of housing, of which more than 280 are affordable units serving a range of incomes between 30% and 80% of area median income. 230 of those affordable housing units will be developed by BRIDGE Housing and be affordable for 99-years 
• Over 400,000 square feet of office space 
• Active ground floor uses including retail and resident amenities 
• A park

Amazon has given a $25.8 million low-rate loan and predevelopment grant to BRIDGE Housing.

The first project proposes two residential buildings labeled North Building and South Building in the image above. These are a five-story residential building with 83 units of affordable housing, and a seven-story building with 150 units of affordable housing.

Related information

• How to comment and join the meeting
• Documents
• Details from Sound Transit
• Amazon invests $42.5 million to build 318 affordable housing units in Bellevue, SeaTac
• Amazon’s commitment to Bellevue and the Eastside
• Amazon to create 233 affordable homes in Bellevue’s Spring District
• Affordable Housing planned for the Spring District

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