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The Tree Regulation program transferred from Portland Parks & Recreation to Portland Permitting & Development effective October 1, 2025, with 10 FTE positions eliminated and 27 FTE transferred. For FY 2026-27, the program shows $0 revenues and $0 expenses in PP&R, and PP&R proposes to eliminate a $317,505 subsidy to cover PP&D's revenue shortfall.

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Program transferred from Portland Parks & Recreation to Portland Permitting & Development effective October 1, 2025 (p. 941 ↗)
10.0 FTE positions reduced; 27.0 FTE and funding transferred to Portland Permitting & Development (p. 941 ↗)
FY 2026-27 Proposed budget shows $0 in external revenues, ($50,000) internal revenues, and $0 in total expenses (p. 940 ↗)
FY 2025-26 Revised Budget was $1,732,866 in total revenues and expenses before transfer (p. 940 ↗)
Program implements and enforces Title 11 Trees, adopted by City Council in 2015, governing street trees, city property trees, and private property trees (p. 941 ↗)
Primary customer contact is 823-TREE phone line and trees@portlandoregon.gov email serving citywide public (p. 941 ↗)
PP&R proposes eliminating a $317,505 subsidy to PP&D for Tree Regulation's revenue shortfall in 2026-27 (p. 941 ↗)
Program provides translation services in multiple languages and maintains low-income fee waiver program to improve access (p. 941 ↗)

Amounts: $1,884,330 · $692,060 · $1,205,442 · $1,866,910 · $3,751,240 · $617,365 · $1,732,866 · $3,364,191 · Dates/FTE: 10.0 FTE · 27.0 FTE · Programs: Tree Regulation · Title 11 Trees · Urban Forest Management Plan · Parties: Portland Parks & Recreation · Portland Permitting & Development · City Council · Portland

Tree Regulation

Source: PDF pp. 940-941 ↗ · raw: 940 · 941

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation > Retired Program Offers. . . . . . . . . . > Tree Regulation

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation > Tree Regulation Tree Regulation Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $1,884,330 $692,060 $1,205,442 $0 General Fund $1,884,330 $681,397 $317,816 $0 Grants Fund $0 $10,663 $0 $0 PDX Clean Energy Community Benefits $0 $0 $887,626 $0 Fund Internal Revenues $1,866,910 ($74,695) $527,424 ($50,000) General Fund $1,866,910 ($74,695) $477,424 ($50,000) Portland Parks $0 $0 $50,000 $0 Memorial Fund Grand Total $3,751,240 $617,365 $1,732,866 ($50,000) Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $241,096 $106,511 $378,270 $0 Services Internal Materials and $678,616 $367,548 $1,343,389 $0 Services Personnel $3,364,191 $4,826,446 $11,207 $0 Grand Total $4,283,903 $5,300,505 $1,732,866 $0 Program Description and Goals Starting in FY 2025-26 responsibility for the Tree Regulation program has been transferred from the Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) to the Portland Permitting & Development. 940

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget The Tree Regulation program was reduced by 10.0 FTE positions and the remaining 27.0 FTE and funding were transferred along with funding and sole responsibility for the program to Portland Planning & Development. The Tree Regulation program is the primary entity responsible for implementing and enforcing the regulatory components of Title 11 Trees, which was adopted by City Council in 2015 to: • Support implementation of the City's Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP); • Protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of Portland; • Enhance the appearance of the City; and • Protect trees as important ecological, cultural, and economic resources for the benefit of the City's residents and visitors. The Tree Regulation program is responsible for implementing and enforcing tree regulations for street trees, trees on City property, and trees on private property. The program also serves as the City's single point of contact (by phone at 823-TREE and by email at trees@portlandoregon.gov) to provide customer service and information to the public. Services Conduct tree risk and tree preservation field inspections; Process and issue non-development and development tree permits; Investigate tree code violations; Enforce tree code regulations city-wide. Equity Impacts Tree Regulation is a citywide program serving all Portlanders. While the program does not collect demographic information, efforts have been undertaken to remove known barriers to accessing permitting and regulation services. The Tree Regulation program makes documents and services readily available in multiple languages, including phone translation services for callers to 823-TREE and staff access while working on-site with property owners and residents. Safe harbor languages are on all key tree permitting forms and public communication documents. The program maintains records of interactions in which translation services are utilized. These efforts support compliance with Title VI and City language access requirements and promote fair, transparent and accessible administration of tree regulations citywide. In 2021, the Tree Regulation program completed a pilot for a low-income fee waiver program to better serve vulnerable populations. Changes to Program Effective October 1, 2025, this program has transferred from Portland Parks & Recreation to Portland Permitting & Development. The FY 2026-27 base budget within PP&R includes $317,505 of support to PP&D to cover the revenue shortfall for Tree Regulation development permitting. Because PP&R is no longer responsible for the program a budget decision concept to eliminate that subsidy is included in this submittal. 941

Parent: Retired Program Offers. . . . . . . . . . · PDF: pp. 940-941 ↗