Dead Tree Removal Permit - Incomplete - 2017CITY of CAMPBELL
Community Development Department
July 28, 2017
Ron and Mary Breshears
109 N. Milton Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
Re: File No: PLN2017-216
Address: 109 N. Milton Ave
Application: Authorization to Remove a Dead or Dying Tree
Status: Incomplete
Dear Applicants,
The Campbell Planning Division has completed review of your Authorization to Remove a
Dead or Dying Tree application (PLN2017-216) for removal of one (1) cedar tree measuring
over 12 inches in diameter at the abovementioned property. The stated reason for removal on
the application is the tree is "dying, as per arborists, due to oak root fungus" and subsequent
emails describe a loss of needles.
Pursuant to Campbell Municipal Code Section 21.32.065 (Removal of dead or dying trees), a
protected tree may be removed if the Community Development Director determines that the
tree is dead or dying. CMC Section 21.32.020 provides the following definitions:
"Dead tree" means a tree that is no longer alive.
"Dying tree" means a tree that is in such an advanced state of decline due to damage or
disease -where an insufficient amount of live tissue, green leaves, limbs, or branches
exists to sustain life -that death is unavoidable.
Based upon a review of the application materials and an inspection of the subject cedar tree,
the Community Development Director was unable to determine that the tree meets the Tree
Protection Ordinance's definition of dead or dying and additional information was requested
though previous email correspondence:
A brief write-up (not a formal report at this point) from one of the arborists you are
working with, describing their observations on the condition of the tree, whether the
condition is reversible or can be managed, and what has led them to the conclusion the
tree should be removed.
Please provide the requested information to proceed with your application. Otherwise, please
contact staff at a later date if the tree's condition worsens and clearly meets the definition of a
dead or dying tree per the Tree Protection Ordinance.
PLN2017-216 ~ 109 N. Milton Ave Pa;;e 2 of 2
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me by phone at (408) 866-2144
or by email at nazp(a~ci ofcampbell.com.
Sincerely,
Naz Pouya
Planning Technician
cc: Paul Kermoyan, Community Development Director