2025
SST UPDATES

January 2025. Protection of trees 60” DBH and greater on Town Center Zones 3 and 4. Shoreline City Council passed Ordinance 1031, a six month interim ordinance prohibiting the removal of trees 60” diameter at breast height (DBH) and greater on Town Center Zones 3 and 4. Council will discuss this Ordinance again in June 2025.

March 2025. Residential Tree Code. Shoreline City Council passed Resolution 541, a revision to the fee schedule pertaining to the fees for removal of trees 24” DBH and greater.

May 2025. Public Tree inventory and Street Tree Management Plan. Shoreline City Council approved a contract with Facet NW in the amount of $189,700 to consult on a public tree inventory and create a street tree management plan.

June 2025. Save Shoreline Trees launched a petition drive to gather signatures of residents of Shoreline who want to maintain and increase Shoreline’s tree canopy. The petition will be presented to City Council. This is an effort to demonstrate there are hundreds of Shoreline residents who are concerned about tree loss in Shoreline. (See October 2025.)

June 2025. Tree Code Update. Shoreline City Council approved a contract with Facet NW for $200,000 to consult on the Tree Code Update pertaining to private trees on all zones. This contract does not pertain to public trees.

July 2025. Council extended protection of trees 60” DBH and greater on Town Center Zones 3 and 4 for six months.

October 2025. Save Shoreline Trees submitted a letter and petition signed by 1,137 Shoreline residents to Council to increase the City of Shoreline’s existing tree canopy.

December 2025. The Tree Preservation Code Team, legislative arm of Save Shoreline Trees, submitted two proposed code amendments to Council pertaining to Chapter 12: 1) Public trees in the right-of-way shall be held to the same tree replacement code specified by the Shoreline Municipal Code; and, 2) Revisions to the Engineering Development Manual (EDM) shall come before the Council annually. These proposed amendments were submitted to Council for consideration on a 2026 agenda.