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TR-2010-52b OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ��, CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255 C U P E RT I N O (408) 777-3308 • FAX (408) 777-3333 • planninq@cupertino.orp January 11, 20ll Lyn Barshay Cupertino Office Partners, LLC c/o Menlo Equities 2901 Tasman Drive Suite 220 Santa Clara, California 95054 SUBjECT: DEAD TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ACTION LETTER - TR-2010-52: This letter confirms the decision of the Director of Community Development, given on January 11, 2011, approving a tree removal permit to remove two dead Coast Redwood trees (27" diameter and 29" diameter) located along the building frontage and in a landscape planter area at 19000 Homestead Road (Apple). This removal is approved with the following conditions: 1. APPROVED PROTECT This approval is based on the ISA-certified arborist report prepared by Neil Woolner (WC-2329A) dated January 11, 2011 and titled "Tree Removals at 19191 Vallco Parkway and 19000 Homestead Road," and by staff inspection and confirmation of the dead trees on site, except as may be amended by conditions in this approval. 2. TREE REPLACEMENTS The applicant shall be required to plant four (4) 24-inch box size Coast Redwood trees in the same location as the removed Coast Redwood trees per the applicant's replanting plan and 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. Staff has made the findings necessary to grant the tree removal permit in accordance with Section 14.18.140 of the Protected Trees Ordinance. 4 ' Since y, •'`� � �� ' onda elling, AICP � Senior Planner CC: Maria Moules, Apple, Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, MS 48-1M0, Cupertino, California 95014 Neil Woolner, 2337 American Avenue, Hayward, California 94545 Sam Oakley, 2337 American Avenue, Hayward, California 94545 � ..�.rbo� elle profes�it�nal Qree management J�U�y 1 i, Zo� i Aki Honda Snelling, AICP 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014-3255 Re: Tree Removats at 19191 Vallco Parkway and 1900Q Homestead Road Dear Aki, We are asking permission to remove one Monterey Pine, 20" diazneter at 4.5 feet above grade, located at 19191 Vallco Parkway. In addition, we are asking to i-emove two Coast Redwoods, 29" diameter and 2T' diameter above 4.5 feet above grade. At the Vallco Parkway site, the tree is located at the southwest parking lot entrance (see site map). At the Homestead site, the two trees are located in the nurtheast parking lot, one tree adjacent to the building and the other in the plantin� area adjacent to the access road (see attached site map). AlI three trees mentioned above are dead. They are potential hazards and shoutd be removed. We have informed the owners of my findings and they have requested to mitigate the }�azard by removing the existing tree and having it replaced. As a result, we are requestin� your permission ta remave the tree. Please see attached documents for the ]c�cation of the tree, its position relative to the builciing, and praposed replanting information. Sincerely, �,,.-'�� . :T �i2-�!�,M��a. _ �_��.. Neil Woolner � _._. . .t . ._ _... 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' ` - •�- . per tree removal for a total of ...a - . , . �• =� �• ��� �► �: �� �, . _, � � four (4) 24" box trees. � `� � � � �� � � � '� �'� , � � _ � � � � • � Proposed replanting locations � , ;,,,�;• - i �t � � marked on map atgreen dot. � � • �, �`. � � ' 1 � ,, ' � � , s , , :a ��'� ` � . . . �. � { , � .�� , Y, r � _ f �; a� � .1�. � y . *�� ���/ - � � ,. ' .,+f � - � , - ` . _ � k . � .:� , �:� �� ��� _ ,.�- . E , ; � .�' � �:: �. � ,.� - Y � � �� `.. �c ::�; . -1, ` '�' � ? ,:.� y `I � ` � ,. _ .4 �i � � � .i +� i y � 3 � ' t , . , s,,• tr ,« �`,. 9� �. � � fi � . � . '�,�% � �4- �r . � 1 � , � k :�►' +�_ /!* �% � • � . � �. � L �. � .. _� � � •� , � -a � �� �� i d' � ,�.,� ' ' ��o .� � � � �7�, � ' .. � ' �� . _ � w �� -r.�� �� � .,... . . ,.... �� � Q v, Aki Honda From: Aki Honda Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:02 AM To: 'Samuel Oakley' Subject: RE: Arborwell - Removal Replacements - Vallco, Homestead, Valley Green Hi Sam, Happy New Year! I've taken a look at the applications you submitted for the tree removals at 19191 Vallco Parkway and 1900 Homestead Road. The applications have the pictures attached and the dBH and tree species information, but does not include the signed justification letter from your certified arborist explaining why the trees need to be removed and your certified arborisYs certified arborist license number. Could you please provide these? Thanks, Aki From: Samuel Oakley jmailto:soakleyCa�arborwell.coml Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:25 AM To: Aki Honda Cc: Neil Woolner Subject: Arborwell - Removal Replacements - Vallco, Homestead, Valley Green Hi Aki, The removal replacements for the recently applied sites are as follows: -Vallco: two (2) 24" box Monterey Pines -Homestead: four (4j 24" box Coast Redwoods -Valley Green: one (1) 36" box Coast Redwood Also, can you give me a timeline as to when to expect the permits to be issued? Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions or if changes to these plans need to be made. Kind Regards, � � Esti��natnr Arborwell� pro�essional free management 2337 American Ave Hayward, CR 94545 925-51$-2028 Cell asg-�ss-s��� �n��,� ,, � ���,-���s ��..L �lv - S'a 510-881-5208 Fax ` `: ` _ " . �.�- ��---��- www.arborwell.com `,' _ . ' `'"'� , f �//—// .e � , _ .__ _._ / ; �) �,; ` ��� � f-�. �,; 1 . __ ` �