Tree Removal Permit - 2015CITY OF CAMPBELL
Community Development Department
April 15, 2015
Lesley and Martin Cunningham
1408 Capri Drive
Campbell, CA 95008
Re: File No: PLN2015-80
Address: 1408 Capri Drive
Application: Tree Removal Permit
Dear Mr. Cunningham,
The Campbell Planning Division has completed review of your Tree Removal Permit
application (PLN2015-80) for the removal of one (1) Cedar tree measuring 70" in circumference
located in the rear yard of your property near the existing pool. Pursuant to Campbell Municipal
Code Sec. 2132.080 (Campbell Tree Protection Ordinance), the Community Development
Director may only approve a Tree Removal Permit after making at least one of the following
findings:
1. Diseased or Darer of Falling -The tree or trees are diseased or presents a danger of falling that cannot be
controlled or remedied through reasonable preservation and/or preventative procedures and practices such
that the public health or safety requires its removal.
2. Structure Damage -The tree or trees can have caused or may imminently cause significant damage to the
existing main structure(s) that cannot be controlled or remedied through reasonable modification of the
tree's root or branch structure.
3. Utility Interference -The tree or trees have interfered with utility services where such interference cannot
be controlled or remedied through reasonable modification/relocation of the utilities or reasonable
modification of the tree's root or branch structure.
4. Overplantih~ -The tree(s) is crowding other protected tree(s) to the extent that removal is necessary to
ensure the long-term viability of adjacent tree(s).
5. Economic Enjoyment and Hardship -The retention of the tree(s) restricts the economic enjoyment of the
property or creates an unusual hardship for the property owner by severely limiting the use of the property
in a manner not typically experienced by owners of similarly zoned and situated properties, and the
applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the approval authority that there are no reasonable
alternatives to preserve the tree(s). A minor reduc±ion of the po±er.±ial number of residential units or
building size due to the tree location does not represent a severe limit of the economic enjoyment of the
property.
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Based upon a review of the application materials, an inspection of the tree, and the arborist report
indicating that t>^ie tree has been uplifting pavers near the tree trunk and will begin to cause
damage to the pool in approximately two years as the tree trunk is approximately five feet away
from the wall of the pool, the Community Development Director has approved removal of the
Cedar tree, findirlg that the tree may imminently cause significant damage to the pool (satisfying
Finding No. 2 -Structure Damage).
Removal of the tree is subject to the following Conditions of Approval:
I. The applicant shall plant one (1) 24-inch box tree somewhere on the above referenced property. The
replacement tree shall be planted within 30 days of the effective date of this approval, unless accepted
arboricultur•al practices dictate a preferential planting period for the species chosen as the replacement tree.
This decision including the above condition of approval is final in 10 calendar days of the
Community Development Director's decision, unless an appeal is received in writing at the City
of Campbell Community Development Department, 70 North First Street, Campbell, on or
before April 25, 2015. A written appeal must be accompanied by the required $200 appeal filing
fee. If an appeal is received, you will be notified of its receipt. If no appeal is received, you may
remove the tree after the close of the 10-day appeal period. Please notify staff when the
replacement tree has been planted.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at (408) 866-2732 or via email at
Akis@cityofcampbell.com.
Sincerely,
Aki Honda Snelling
Planning Manager
cc: Paul Kermoyan, Community Development Director