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TR-2012-26b 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.org September 19, 2012 Cupertino De Oro Club Attn: jeanne Cavender 20441 E. Homestead Rd. Cupertino, Ca 95014 SUBJECT: TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ACTION LETTER- Application TR-2012-26 This letter confirms the decision of the Director of Community Development, given on September 19, 2012, approving a tree removal permit to allow the removal and replacement of a 30" diameter Coast Live Oak tree located in the common area of a quasi-public building (Cupertino De Oro Club) at 20441 E. Homestead Road. The application is approved with the following conditions: 1. APPROVED PROTECT This approval is based on the arborist report prepared by The Davey Tree Expert Company, dated July 31, 2012, consisting of 1 page and a tree removal and replacement site plan, except as may be amended by conditions in this resolution. 2. TREE REPLACEMENTS The applicant will be required to plant one (1) 36" box replacement Coast Live Oak trees in accordance with the Protected Tree Ordinance, and staff approved replacement plan. The replacement shall be planted within 30 days of the effective approval date of this tree removal permit. The applicant is encouraged to coordinate with neighbors to ensure the safe and timely removal of the subject tree. 3. 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 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 the mailing of this decision. If this happens, you will be notified of a public hearing, which will be scheduled before the Planning Commission and the trees cannot be removed until a final decision on the appeal has been made. If no appeal is made within the appeal period, the tree(s) may be removed after Thursday, October 4, 2012. Sincerely, , �� Diana Pancholi Interim Assistant Planner (408) 777-3319 dianap@cupertino.org enc: Arborist report Site Plan �"�1 iia�� t t:�rr�mtr�iai C t. �an I��.t� t 1 �, : !�� 1 (i(l v I'k��'; �-i(�� ;�,_, ,��r � lu(}r�1,'2012 ,{ i�{f��s �;{� �t,4)t3 I:�z�: <<i;i��s! ��.-?�a.-�{3 Ms.Jeanne Cavender Cup��rtino cie t)ro ?0441 Homeste�d Rd. Cupertino,CA 95014 � Re� Plar�ting re�carrrrnendatic�ns�nd lon�term survivabi(ity E7ear Ms. Cavencier, At yr�ur request,we rneC parlier t4ciay to diseuss how the parking!ot on the�ast side of the huilclin�shouid k�� rnr�di�ed to allow a r�ew tre�ta�raw in a healthier�nvironmEnt thar�the r.o�st live aak[t�uerct�s r.grifnlra)tree that is dyin�,and what additional recommendations should be fallowed in order to establish tha n�w tree. Nomeste�d Ro�ct is ari�nted east-w�st for the purposes of this evaivation. This letter is a foi(ow up to my i�tter to Mr.Jim 5tafford af Adv�ntage Landscape 5ervices dated April 3,2Q12. The threc?primary conceens with regards ta the lang Term health of a new tree will be the amaunt af soi!surface that is�+v<3ilable ta the�trnasphere,improving the condition of the soii in which the new tre<�roots are growin�;, and the Freque�ncyJ�rnr�unt of irrigatian. IT.is rny r�commendaCic�n ta remove asphaft within a radius of 10 feet frorn the center of the growing area. This wiil inciude thc r�rnc�val of sever�l parking sp�c�s. It is my reeommendation[hat a series of radiai trenches(minirnum of six and a maximum of eigh#} be dug in the compacted soil w'sthin the 10 foat radius using hydraulic excavation equipment. Tti�trenches should he approximaLely three to four inches wide and approximately twelve inches deep. Artter trer�ching,tapsail mix��ci with an organic amendment should be piaced in the trench�s tn create sail conditions favorable to ro�t grvwth. Apply a three to four inch layer pf rnulch on the sail surface but not within ten inches of Th�trunk o(the tree. it is my recommend�tion ta water the tree an a regular k�asis after the new tree is planted. The frequency arid amount applied depends an the size of the tree and the environmentai conditions at the site. As a generai rulc�,it is my recr�rnrnend�[i�n to appiy approxirnately twa to three galfans of water per week for each inch of trunk ��li�er. 3t i5 bc�st tr�<��ply this arnaunt in twa to thre�applic�tions rather than a sin�le appiication. Monit�ar carEyfG3Ny and be pr�pared to apply more(or(ess!)v�ater if the tree shows signs of tao much or too littie water. Keep the roat ball and adjac�nt soil moist and not wet. During the second year after planting,water two to three rimes per rnonth, bc�ginr�ing in late sprin�and continuing thraugh the fall. Water the entire area under the �xpanding foliar canopy. Alkc�w enough�tirne for the water ta penetrate to a depth of at least twelve inches. irr±gation beyand tl�e second year rnay be needed depending an environmental canditions(r�rought for instance}. Th��ew Cre�wil{nat suffer the sarne issues as the existing tree and will (ive for decades if the tr�ree recammendations are foiiowed. . R��spectfuliy submitted, �_:�.-• .�,�`s`�',�. � � __ ��-�� —a��C' _....�,. �x ''�`%�f� � °lr� � � ��' C�� _ �j t.�' �,i�� ! ) / l �of Ji��,; ��, / � .�___ .. ��.t Gil Mitcheif, RCA#�317 iSA Certified Arboris"t WE-0134A ¢ � a �. _; , t �� 4 � . � ; � _ � i� '. �_ � �_°. _� s �� '�� '-�, '�' �� •� � , E b t;�' 1�1' t1' . C� r� b' t` l' . 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