Ever-green Tree Care, Inc. v. City Of Kirkland

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON EVER-GREEN TREE CARE, INC., ) No. 78303-3-1 ) Respondent, ) DIVISION ONE ) v. ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) CITY OF KIRKLAND, ) ) Appellant. ) ) FILED: July 1, 2019 HAZELRIGG-HERNANDEZ, J. — Kirkland Municipal code authorizes an exceptional $1,000 per tree fine for violating a tree protection plan. Ever-Green Tree Care, Inc. (corporately known as Ever-Green) received an exceptional fine for violating a pruning permit. Ever-Green asks this court to hold pruning permits are not tree protection plans. While Kirkland Municipal Code does not define tree…