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Ordinance 381 AL oi,O40 . 3 Oct . 15, 1969 • G%'/ CITY OF CUPERTINO - California ORDINANCE NO. 381 ",Tree Ordinance" • Ordin. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIJPTPTINO PROVIDING FOR 381 REPLACEMENT OF TREES IN CITY RIGHTS OF WAY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. Section THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS : • 1 This Ordinance shall be officially known as the "Tree Ordinance" of the City of Cupertino. 2 No trees or shrubs shall be planted in any public area, as defined by this Ordinance, without first • securing permission from the City Manager and there- after complying with all provisions of the Ordinance • applicable thereto and the rules and regulations of the City .Manager. - 3 The list of trees heretofore adopted by the City Council as acceptable trees to be planted in public rights of way is hereby incorporated herein • and made part of this ordinance as Exhibit "A" . 4 No person shall remove any tree or shrub from a public area without first obtaining a permit in writing from the City Manager; provided, however, that a property owner shall remove a tree or shrub from the planting area fronting his property when directed to do so by the CityManager by notice in writing, signed by the City Manager, whenever such tree or shrub is dead or dyihg or when, in the opinion of the City Manager, the continued existence of such tree or shrub creates a dangerous or de- fective condition upon public property . 5 The City Manager may as a condition of granting a Permit for removal of a tree or shrub require the permittee to replant or replace a tree or shrub in the planting area; that upon making such application, the permittee shall deposit with the City Manager the sum of Twenty-five and no/100 ($25 .00) Dollars to secure replacement by an approved tree . • -624- NOTE: Tree protection plans are to include an assessment of building activities on the tree crown. Proximity to walls or fire safety clearances for chinmeys must be carefully evaluated in order to assure that it will not result in excessive pruning detrimental to the tree. OR1~1`~~F C>~ ~'HR Clfi~." +::G` •~~i'~:'~'i'~i~tU i'I~tfY~;r.1i~ ~tJ'ct i2~~~ i..RC:i'I3"w, t~~~p~~ryT~r~i~'isp~y~~yyyX~~y,4~1;'y~.'~~' ~I~C3F~" ~ Cp WAY ~+~'U ~'Fid~ "i~.3'~' pl~`3'~;: lF`{?~? ~~.L'IJdJA~j,L'47~ J ~i°1M1 ~.S . ~~~ ~ ~' ~?i`Y &:~1~'fi~t~:t:!'~ ~~' "~.'~~'' C: ~'~ ~~' ~ ~'~$~':~~(? AVM dltTjct~ 14 ~ ~'ULLi~i--~3 S~ect,~ at;a :t: ''tip ord:Ln~nCe aha:i~. b~ a*~'iri~-2 k~~ ~r~o~~ as t~h~ {rL•ria~ ~ar~i~..r~avxce" of S,y~'t6 City off' ~apor^!;i2~. :3ert~.~vxt ~: ~u treed ox' shrubs shall b~+ gl~rnte~c3 in a.~~. publ.i.c exea, as +dc~i'ir~e~t 'b~" this ordinanct~, withQUt fi.~~st ssaL•,r3x~ pe?~n:ission f.ram 'the Cii.y Mar~a~ter a.zyd the~aaftez~ co'op1.v~.n~ with ~? i prov~.sions of this urdirar~cg applice~b].e t,hez~:~to gnd the rulaa a.~d r3~;u7.ati.c,ns o#' Lre Ci.t~r IKsr;Sger. Section :3. Thr~ li.sfi, ~:,'' tre:es hcr~toi'ore adaptea by tY~N Cit. Counc~~il as ttcceptable tre:~;a tc, b9 p:iantexd in pu'bl.fa rlg~xt^ of wf.~y '~. s hcr~+try :incc.~rporat:ed i"icr•e i r, s.r~d r+'i;xde ~.,aM c ~ .f 't,`~ ; s c~rd'i r.~anca as ~,,acr~_ibi t "r~" . Sc,rt_;c~n~: !`du pe~x~~sc~n ;~}-,a~!1 r~r'zave any trer3 ox shrub fr~Ur, a publ.i.c. arc3a wi k.houfi, fiz~st. +'~L~t3:iin.ita~ a pez-rri~it .in K~ritir,~: i"rcn: thc~ City Ms.r,agfsr; pr°i,v?.rc~c'., huw~~ver, that. a pr~,p~~~•r.y owner sha:l.:l remu~e H tree or shrub f.t :.7m t}ZH p~ arat;i,~~,g ar~ss f.; vn+:.i.ri~ his prc~pez~ts ~rhen cii.re-ctod t a d{~ so by the C:i t;y l~i}.~nager by r~ot;.i ce iri wr'i t i~~g, si.t;r,ed t,,y thF: !',i ty Mar,+~ger, ~~..>'nd~eUC~r auch trF~a or stirrab a.a c~eaad or nyi.r°,~~ ur wi•,7r,, in the r,}~i-;ic,n o.f the L:ity Manager, tiie conta_nucci existence of such tree or shrub r.z~e~atea a dar:,~err~>>a r>r t]~: f 4c.tivc e•ontif~F.f on t~p<,n public property. Secti nr~ 5: ThE~ City Man~g:~r rnsy as a cnndikior~ a1' t~rer,ting a pc~rratt far rernct~al off' a trees ,^r shrub requiri~: the pertni+;tee to rei,~lant c>r re~~lace cx tree r>r shrub in the planting area; . ~theet: up,C» ;.7t91t'`rig auotx a~;,ralic:ation, the gegrtr.ittese aha!1y1 rle-pt~si.t L easy. ...it, u...c MhP HAc 4r•v~.~.~..s ICI „~'~ ~ 4 'M 19~.•r ~• •, .NY~Id ~~rsl 'iFl~..~ ~ ~ {' , 'Y ~wwa~~ .AMY • .1.1.i~SI{ I yfYM.11L7w{~hYilgw/ W '~Ia'•• w~~ .F,p.'.. :~huu2d x•t~pYa.cr~ta~er~t no`, b~ r.~sde i.n ane (x; x*~e.nich, the: depds:i~; ahs.i_1 b3 ~arf'eited end tha C3.ty shall uae the ut~;t~o3it, to tr~ake s p~°apa~' r~+pY~aetnsr.t er$t'rxVUt f'i~.rther lot:#o;e t~:, :r.~r~a$ttae. Ss+~tir~ ~: ~•~Jncm~.~ e~a;~ p~;rsc~n, ~'i.rt,~ or ccxaY,paratic~n r~atti:be ~s tree yr ±~tu~b trrw~ ~- p~rtb2ie z~~kat ~t ~T ir3tl~aut o~at:.~.fn.i.n;~ the per~It~s px°c~v:L~tdc~ ~`ar its t~a3s Qx~i~ata~:a or s2•ndu~s~ ~n~ p~rsrri~, ti.t~ ar ~+~rp~rat:~rm wtl:lfu~,i~, tfes~otage or case ~ru~ ~~ tre+~ ar ~hr~ntb in e~~ ,au'blia x~3.rC s~f ~-y, them an~r ps~rs~sxtf P~.z~m~ or aor~a~re~tia» viol~tiiag th~- pr©v~sf_c>ns a~' theme ~a~*din~-nce sha].1 be dsae~ed gultlt~ at a rrisde~ewn~r, and upon aonvi.ctic~n thereat, aha~l]. Le .punished b,~ a Pltie r,ot exceed,~ng Five FIundrt~r~ an+.~. »<~.~I00 (~~~C?.Af}) piollars yr by 3mpri sranmer~t f.r~ the C.oun#~;~ Jr~i7., rn~t tc e.x~:eed s:~.x C ~•t caonttsa :~'~^ etch v:ivla- ti on, c~r ~~y DUu21 sa~ah fiz~~~ and ?mprisor~ment.,. Sect.ic-n ~; The t;it;y Clerk a.f t;1e city of Cu~~flrtirao bc~ and h.:c~ery ~ s authori7sd s~r!d ir.~tructed t.o cause a cr~rtit':~ zea c:c;p;,~r <,+f this r.,x~i_in~,._-.e to be p~.rhi.isY~9d st 1.ePSt, once withfs~ 1 ~ U.'~~t5 r,.:'tH1' :etc ®I1~,GtTTIE3nt ?.ri +.h~r Cupertino C~ur''~ar, tk1:. ~,ff:; a~ ai ne~w:~~-ape^ ~~f the t;i'.y*. I:~TFiC7:#lGir~ rat a regular mc~eti~~~ cf t}•,e l:it.y C~-,uncil on tYie lath d$}~ cf Lea ~,9m`~.~er, 1C~~, % , ~1~d FT~,ACTF~: at a r ~3gul ar me:vting of thE~ Cii:~• C<1un~~; i of i:he !'ity off' Citpei~tina, cn ttae 1$ti~aa~r chi ~ ~ecc~mh~r_._.___~ ' 9Fa~ , by the, ta? 10„~ ~.n~r rote: RYES: Cc~~,nei lmeri' tJe+ny~s ter , Jc>hnsor7 , kcaP 4 , S t h1ae~ ~ ~'s t. zc~ee.~i s e! ?dJF:S; Counci.?.a~en: None A,35F~1fi; Couxzcilrtcra; Nang ~~iyar~f •. ~r~txna ATT~~Sx • ~, )- ~~ r Ly a upe~~ no ~ ~:.~~~~