Kennewick does not have a heritage, landmark, or specimen tree ordinance. Tri-Cities urban forestry runs through the Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council with Richland and Pasco, and tree protection in Kennewick comes through KMC 9.48 nuisance authority and KMC 18.21 landscape plans, not a size-based heritage code.
The Kennewick Municipal Code does not establish a heritage, landmark, or specimen tree class. Title 18 zoning has no heritage-tree overlay, and KMC 18.21 (Landscaping) protects trees only through the development approval process. Tri-Cities urban forestry is coordinated through the Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council, a nonprofit covering Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco, which serves the public-education and tree-board functions for the three cities. Benton PUD has worked with Kennewick on Arbor Day plantings. The city has not adopted a heritage tree code modeled on Spokane SMC 12.02.975. RCW 76.09 (Forest Practices Act) does not classify heritage trees in incorporated cities. Owners of large historic trees rely on voluntary preservation and the limited protections of approved landscape plans.
There are no heritage-tree penalties because Kennewick has no heritage designation. Damage to a city park or ROW tree is still enforceable under KMC Title 5 and KMC 9.48 as a public nuisance with cost recovery against the responsible party.
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