The Buda City Council, on a unanimous vote, approved the city’s application for Tree City USA status and also amended the city’s development code at its Dec. 3 meeting.

The city’s draft Tree Preservation, Mitigation and Care ordinance was previously said to meet the criteria for certification. The council’s action makes it all but certain.

Key points of the tree ordinance are that it maintains tree mitigation requirements, prohibits trimming oak trees except as authorized b...