Tree Removal - 2011CITY of CAMPBELL
Community Development Department
September 21, 2011
Shelley Park HOA
c/o Brad Bauer
205 Shelley Avenue, #A
Campbell CA 95008
Re: File No: PLN2011-190
Address: 205-215 Shelley Avenue
Application: Tree Removal Permit
Dear Mr. Bauer,
The Campbell Planning Division has reviewed your Tree Removal Permit application
(PLN2011-190) for removal of fourteen (14) Podocarpus tree (Yew Pine) on commonly
managed property of the Windsor HOA, located near adjacent to 205A, 207B, 213A, and 215B
Shelley Avenue. Your July 26, 2011 application materials, including an arborist report from
Anderson's Tree Care Specialists, Inc., were reviewed for consistency with Campbell Municipal
Code Sec. 21.32.080 (The City of Campbell Tree Protection Ordinance). Pursuant to this
section, 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 irreparably 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. Potential Damaee -The tree or trees can potentially cause substantial damage to existing or proposed main
buildings (e.g., dwellings or other main buildings) or interfere with utility services and cannot be
controlled or remedied through reasonable relocation or modification of the structure or utility services.
3. Economic Enjoyment and Hardship -The retention of the tree 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. A minor 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.
Based upon a review of the application materials and an inspection of the property, the
Community Development Director has approved the removal of the Podocarpus trees due to the
observed potential damage to the foundation of the adjacent buildings and utilities on site
(satisfying Finding No. 2 -Potential Damage).
PLN2011-190 ~ Tree Removal Permit Page 2 of 2
The removal of the fourteen (14) trees is subject to the following Condition of Approval:
1. The applicant shall plant fourteen (14) 24-inch box trees of a more appropriate species within the
common area of the project site. The replacement trees shall be planted within 30 days of the effective
date of this approval, unless accepted arboricultural practices dictate a preferential planting period for
the species chosen as replacement trees.
This decision 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 City Clerk's Office, on or before
October 3, 2011. If an appeal is received, you will be immediately notified of its receipt.
Otherwise, you may remove the fourteen (14) Podocarpus trees at the close of the 10 day appeal
period.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at (408) 866-2142 or via email at
stevep@cityofcampbell. com.
Sincerely,
Steve Prosser
Associate Planner
cc: Paul Kermoyan, Planning Manager