Environmental Criteria Manual Proposed Rule Updates Now Posted

We are reaching out to you as a stakeholder identified in our outreach efforts earlier this year about proposed changes to tree-related rules in the City of Austin’s Environmental Criteria Man ual (ECM). The proposed updates have been posted online by the Office of the City Clerk and the Development Services Department (DSD) is requesting your input.

These proposed rules reflect the community feedback we received earlier this year. Highlights include:

Eliminating mitigation requirements for Arizona ash;
Allowing preservation of trees less than regulation size to count as mitigation;
Creating new alternative compliance options;
Removing the unused section on tree condition assessments; and,
Eliminating fertilization requirements in some situations where they were previously required.

This engagement period is the final step in the rule adoption process. We invite you to provide feedback on the proposed updates on this SpeakUpAustin page through November 7, 2022. Staff will evaluate the input received and post the rule for final adoption no later than December 14.

Thank you for your continued interest in Development Services topics. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact DSDCommunications@austintexas.gov.

Thank you,

Development Services Department

City of Austin