Editing Medina, Washington (section)

==Tree Code==
Designated as a Tree City USA by the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] since 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Washington|title=Tree Cities|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120832/http://www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Washington|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Medina has always been a leader in urban tree codes. Since 1972, the City of Medina has codified the value that trees bring to a community, and the Tree Code ordinances have consistently been modified throughout the years. Major revisions in 2000, 2003 and 2006 have improved the code such that it is one of the most extensive in the region. The current code (2006 edition) protects large trees and requires significant mitigation if they are removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codepublishing.com/WA/medina/?medina20/Medina2052.html#20.52.010|title=Medina Municipal Code|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101816/http://codepublishing.com/WA/medina/?medina20%2FMedina2052.html#20.52.010|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2011, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to update the existing tree code. Dividing the task into two phases, the Planning Commission brought Phase I, which were largely administrative changes, to Council in 2014, where it was passed into law. Phase II changes have been underway since then, with much work and input from the community, an ad hoc tree committee, the Planning Commission and City Council. It is anticipated that the new code will be adopted in mid-2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medina-wa.gov/vertical/Sites/%7B82D584EB-93EE-48B4-B853-6CBC215E08A2%7D/uploads/MEDINA_TREE_CODE_UPDATE_Website_712014_v6.pdf |title=Medina Tree Code Update |access-date=March 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217090454/http://www.medina-wa.gov/vertical/Sites/%7B82D584EB-93EE-48B4-B853-6CBC215E08A2%7D/uploads/MEDINA_TREE_CODE_UPDATE_Website_712014_v6.pdf |archive-date=December 17, 2014 }}</ref>