FWRC 19.120.040 prohibits removing any trees on a site without first obtaining approval of a tree retention plan by the director. Clearing, grading, filling, or drainage alteration also requires city approval per FWRC 19.120.040(1).
Federal Way regulates tree removal under FWRC Chapter 19.120 (Clearing, Grading, and Tree and Vegetation Retention). A tree retention plan must be approved before any tree removal on developed or undeveloped sites, with limited exemptions in FWRC 19.120.030 (for example, removal of hazardous trees and limited residential tree removal of up to 6-inch-or-less DBH trees on improved single-family lots). Required tree units per acre and retention standards are set in FWRC 19.120.130, and if a site cannot meet the minimum required tree units, off-site mitigation or a fee-in-lieu payment into the city's urban forestry account may be approved per FWRC 19.120.140. Protection during construction follows FWRC 19.120.160 standards.
Violations are enforced as civil code violations under FWRC Chapter 1.15, with monetary penalties typically beginning at $100-$500 per day per violation and escalating for continued non-compliance. Stop-work orders may be issued.
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