Planning Commission and City Council sessions. The City also created an ad hoc committee to examine the proposed amendments and ensure that the locally significant policies remained intact. The Camas Shoreline Master Program was amended in 2012 with Ordinance 2643 and Resolution 1250. A limited amendment to the wetland regulations was adopted in July 2015 with Ordinance 15-007.
Shoreline Goals (as provided in the Camas Shoreline Master Program) SMP-3.1: To guide the future development of shorelines in the City in a positive, effective, and equitable manner consistent with the Shoreline Management Act. SMP-3.2: To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community by providing long-range, comprehensive policies and effective, reasonable regulations for development and use of the City’s shorelines. SMP-3.3: To ensure, at minimum, no net loss of shoreline ecological functions and processes and to plan for
restoring shorelines that have been impaired or degraded.
3.4.4 Landscape Enhancement and Tree Preservation The natural landscape and existing tree cover are important aspects of Camas’ natural environment. Native, mature landscaping and trees contribute to the City’s ecological health, supply valuable animal habitat, and enhance the community’s natural beauty.
Landscape Enhancement and Tree Preservation Goal NE 4: To protect Camas’ native landscape and mature tree cover.
Landscape Enhancement and Tree Preservation Policies NE-4.1: Encourage the use of native plants in residential, commercial, and industrial landscapes in order to increase the implementation of low-impact site design. NE-4.2: Prioritize management to eradicate aggressive non-native vegetation species. NE-4.3: Analyze the tree canopy citywide and create a plan to encourage retention of significant tree cover. NE-4.4: Develop a program to compensate for the loss of tree canopy coverage, when retention of mature trees within development sites is impractical. NE-4.5: Develop a program of community education regarding healthy tree management and support the
management of urban forest areas.
Camas 2035 Comprehensive Plan | Natural Environment Element
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