Item #9 Tree Ordinance Revised Staff Report
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL
10 10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
TELEPHONE: (408) 777-3308 www.cupertino.org
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT REVISION
Meeting: November 18, 2014
Item Number: 9.
Discussion
Please find below the revised Proposed Ordinance Amendment Table, replacing Table 2
within the Staff Report. The negative declaration for the Tree Ordinance Amendment is
also attached for Council consideration.
Table 2. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
Tree
Removal
Permit
Required
Arborist
Report Noticing Recordation Optional In-
Lieu Fee
Maximum
Removal
Cap
R1/A1/A/RHS/R2 Zones – Tier 1
Protected Specimen Trees Single
Trunk between 12” DBH/ Multi-
Trunk 26” DBH and Single Trunk
24”DBH/Multi-Trunk 48”DBH
1 2
R1/A1/A/RHS/R2 Zones – Tier 2
Protected Specimen Trees Single
Trunk 24” DBH/ Multi-Trunk 48”
DBH
1 N/A
1In-lieu fee option available at the discretion of the applicant/property owner.
2Maximum Removal Cap - If an applicant/ property owner would like to remove more than six trees or five percent of trees on the property
within a 36-month period in R1/A1/A/RHS/R2 zones, the permit will fall under the second tier process that requires an arborist report and
notification.