Tree Removal Permit - Elm - 2017Community Development Department
August 22, 2017
Jeffrey Mar
51 E. Campbell Ave #200
Campbell, CA 95008
Re: File No: PLN2017-213
Address: 262-278 Union Ave
Application: Tree Removal Permit
Status: Approved
Dear Applicant,
The Campbell Planning Division.. has completed review of your Tree Removal Permit
application (PLN2017-213) for removal of one (1) Chinese Elm Tree from the
abovementioned property.
Pursuant to Campbell Municipal Code Sec. 21.32.080 (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 Danger 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.
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. Overplanting -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
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reduction of the potential 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.
The stated reason for the removal of the tree is its location within a planned biofiltration basin.
Based upon a review of the application materials and an inspection of the tree, the Community
Development Director has approved the removal of tree because it interferes 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 (satisfying Finding No. 3 -Utility Interference).
Removal of the tree is subject to the following Conditions of Approval:
The applicant shall plant one (1) 24-inch box London Plane Tree per the Replacement
Plan dated August 11, 2017. The replacement tree shall be planted within 30 days of
the date of removal, unless accepted arboricultural practices dictate a preferential
planting period for the species chosen as the replacement trees. Such determination
shall be provided in writing prior to the removal of the trees, and an alternative planting
date shall be first agreed to in writing by the Community Development Director.
2. The applicant shall provide the Project Planner with photographs of the installed
replacement trees (email address below) within 10 calendar days of their installation.
3. This permit is valid for a period of one year.
This decision including the above conditions 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 September 1, 2017. A written appeal must be accompanied by the required $750
appeal filing fee. If an appeal is received, you will be notified of its receipt. If no appeal is
received, you may remove the approved trees after the close of the 10-day appeal period.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me by phone at (408) 866-2144
or by email at nazp(a~cityofcamnbell.com.
Sincerely,
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Naz Pouya
Planning Technician
cc: Paul Kermoyan, Community Development Director
70 North First Street • Campbell, CA 95008-1423 • 'rsL (408) 866-2140 • FAx (408) 866-5140 • E-MA[L planning@cityofcampbell.com