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Apri112, 2010
Mr. Steve Chamberlain
10268 Creston Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014
SUBJECT: TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ACTION LETTER - Application TR-2010-11:
This letter confirms the decision of the Director of Community Development,
given on April 12, 2010, approving a tree removal permit to remove one (1) 23"
diameter Western Sycamore at 10268 Creston Drive, with the following conditions:
1. APPROVED PROTECT
� The approval is based on the arborist report prepared by Ron Walker, ISA
Certified Arborist #WE-8658A, dated February 2, 2010 pertaining to the
Western Sycamore located 10268 Creston Drive, except as may be amended
by conditions in this resolution.
2. TREE REPLACEMENTS
The applicant shall be required to plant one (1) 36-inch box size Japanese
Maple on the property in accordance with the City's Protected Trees
Ordinance. The required replacement trees shall be planted within 60 days
of the effective approval date of this tree removal permit.
3. IN-LIEU TREE REPLACEMENT FEE
In the event a replacement tree cannot be planted on the property as
determined by the Director of Community Development, the applicant will
be required to pay an in-lieu tree replacement fee based upon the purchase
and installation cost of the replacement tree(s) in compliance with the City's
Protected Trees ordinance.
4. NOTICE OF FEES, DEDICATIONS, RESERVATIONS OR OTHER
EXACTIONS
The Conditions of Project Approval set forth herein may include certain
fees, dedication requirements, reservation requirements, and other
exactions. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66020(d) (1), these
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Conditions constitute written notice of a statement of the amount of such
fees, and a description of the dedications, reservations, and other exactions.
You are hereby further notified that the 90-day approval period in which
you may protest these fees, dedications, reservations, and other exactions,
pursuant to Government Code Section 66020(a), has begun. If you fail to
file a protest within this 90-day period complying with all of the
requirements of Section 66020, you will be legally barred from later
challenging such exactions.
Staff has made the findings necessary to grant the tree removal permit in
accordance with Section 14.18.180 of the Protected Trees Ordinance. Please note,
however, that an appeal of this decision can be made within 14 calendar days
from the date of this letter. If this happens, you will be notified of a public
hearing, which will be scheduled before the Planning Commission and the tree
cannot be removed until a final decision on the appeal has been made. If no
appeal is made within the appeal period, the tree may be removed after
Monday, Apri126.
Sincerely,
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Leslie Gross
Assistant Planner
Community Development Department
, City of Cupertino
(408) 777-1356
leslieg@cupertino. org
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i9t6d ANNE LANE. CUPER7iN0, CA 95034
(650) 969 7076
February 2, 2010
TO: Mr. Steve Chamberlin
10268 Creston Drive
Cupertino, CA. 95014
Re: Sycamore — Evaluation Report
Dear Mr. Chamberlin,
The following evaluation is submitted for your consideration. This
report is to advise you about the status of a Sycamore tree in your back yard.
Attached to this report are pictures for your easy reference.
THE TREE:
This tree in question is a Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) and has a
trunk diameter of 23-inches measured at 48-inches above soil grade level.
Its height is approximately ?0-feet, with has a spread of 60-feet. The tree
appears healthy with good vigor and annual shoot growth.
THE PROBLEM:
This tree is located less than 3-feet from the rear-side wall of your
house. At the present time, the tree's trunk is pressing against the gutter of
the house. Furthermore, the cement slab that surrounds the tree trunk has
uplifted and in some areas by as much as 2-inches.
MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION:
This tree is in the wrong place for long-term development. As it
continues to age, the trunk annually will increase in caliper size causing
damage to the edge of the roof. Its roots are even more of a concern to me,
considering where the tree is located. Those roots will continue to become
more evasive, causing damage to the building foundation. Root pruning is
not an option because it would jeopardize the stability of the tree. I would
recommend that this tree be removed before an more damage o�c rs
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Before removing this tree, you will need to attain a tree removal
permit, from the City of Cupertino. I'm confident that once the city
evaluates this tree and the situation, they too will not hesitate to grant the
removal permit.
If we can be of any further assistance, please advise.
Sincer�y;
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ISA Cert Arborist # WE-8658A
International Society of Arboriculture
Tree Care Industry Association
California Arborist Association
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