Bellevue, WA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

120 governs the street trees and landscaping that go into the right-of-way. 040). Installation is required whenever an applicable project proceeds along a public street consistent with adopted plans, including the capital investment plan, transportation facilities plan, pedestrian and bicycle transportation plan, and comprehensive plan, and ground cover must be provided along the site's street frontage to control erosion where no conflicting code provision applies. 25D LUC, or, absent a more specific code provision, to the City of Bellevue Environmental Best Management Practices and Design Standards.

Once installed, landscaping in the right-of-way must be maintained by the abutting property owner unless the city has formally accepted maintenance, and all plant materials must be kept to industry standards, with trees pruned according to International Society of Arboriculture standards. Property owners are also responsible for keeping street-fronting landscaping from blocking driver or pedestrian sight distance under the transportation department design manual. The city can require retention of existing street trees and landscaping; when that isn't feasible, a developer permitted to remove or relocate plant material for street widening, sidewalk paving, or a new driveway must replant or replace it to city standards, and any landscaping disturbed by private construction must be restored or reimbursed at Guide-for-Establishing-Value-of-Trees rates.