During a site plan review for a new mixed-use development, the applicant outlined the project's landscaping and tree retention plans. Although some mature trees and vegetation will be removed during construction, the developer plans to plant new street trees and replace one existing tree that the urban forester identified as being in poor health. Overall, the project will retain a few existing trees and plant enough new ones to exceed the city's minimum tree density requirements.
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Vancouver Land Use Hearings · Mar 17, 2026 · 15:04–15:15 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: urban forest
What was said
14:02 and looking to the west. Now we are on the east side of Northeast 136th Avenue, looking to the northwest, to the west, and to the southwest. We're on the north side of Northeast 4th Avenue, looking to the west, to the south, and to the west. You will note that there are mature street trees that are along both Northeast 4th Avenue -- sorry, 4th Street and Northeast 136th Avenue. Some of those will be removed for construction of a new driveway approach, with additional street trees added where the driveway approach was removed, as well as additional street trees installed along Northeast 136th Avenue, where there are none presently,
15:01 and replacing one of the existing ones, as has been identified by the urban forester that is in poor health. Moving on to the plans. This is the existing conditions plan, showing the four existing lots, as well as the parking lot along the south side. This is the site and master plan, showing the locations of the buildings with -- Can you see my cursor? -Yes, I can see your cursor. -Very good. I just wanted to point out the buildings along 4th Street. This building here and this building here, they contain the live/work units along the ground forward. Those will have sidewalk accesses directly into those bottom units. Those units are designed to have commercial uses or office
15:57 uses as part of the front portion, meaning the frontage portion of the units themselves for direct access for customers or patrons. In the central area here, we have the community building and the office building with the recreational portion of it
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direct keyword 15:04–15:15 urban forest
h additional street trees added where the driveway approach was removed, as well as additional street trees installed along Northeast 136th Avenue, where there are none presently, and replacing one of the existing ones, as has been identified by the urban forester that is in poor health. Moving on to the plans. This is the existing conditions plan, showing the four existing lots, as well as the parking lot along the south side. This is the site and master plan, showing the locations of the build