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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO,CA 95014-3255
C U P E RT I N O (408)777-3308 • FAX(408)777-3333 •�lanningC�cu�ertino.or�
October 29, 2015
Ted Fowlks
22275 N De Anza Cir
Cupertino, Ca 95014
SUBjECT: TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ACTION LETTER—Application TR-2015-51
This letter confirms the decision of the Director of Community Development, given on October 29,2015
approving a Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal and replacement of a 30-inch in diameter Coast
Live Oak tree located in the side yard of a single family residence and replace with two, 24-inch box
Coast Live Oak trees.
Staff has made the finding that the tree is irreversibly diseased, are in danger of falling, and cannot
be controlled or remedied through reasonable relocation or modification.The proposed replacement
plan is consistent with the Protected Tree Ordinance since the applicant is replacing the trees on
site, and the number of tree replacements is consistent with the ordinance. The finding is necessary
to grant the tree removal permit in accordance with section 14.18.180 (A) (1).
The application is approved with the following conditions:
1. APPROVED PROJECT
The approval is based on the arborist report prepared by Robert Booty (#WC-4286), dated July 8,
2015, consisting of nine pages, an addendum report dated October 5, 2015, consisting of three pages
and a tree remo�al and replacement site plan, except as may be amended by conditions in this
resolution.
2. TREE REPLACEMENT
The required replacement trees are two (2) 24-inch box Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak), as per the
replacement plan. The applicant shall provide the Department of Community Development
adequate documentation, including but not limited to photographs, receipts, or invoices to verify
that the replacement tree have been planted within 30 days of replanting/removal.
3. PROTECTED TREES
The applicant understands that replacement trees are protected trees and may not be removed
without a Tree Removal Permit and that they shall be responsible for ensuring the proper
maintenance and care of the trees. The applicant shall also disclose the location and species of all
replacements trees on site upon sale of the property.
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4. NOTICE OF FEES,DEDICATIONS,RESERVATIONS OR OTHER EXACTIONS
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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 notified
that the 90-day approval period in which you may protest these fees, dedications, reservations, and
other exaction, 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.
Please note that an appeal of this decision may be made within 14 calendar days from the date of
this letter. Do NOT REMOVE THE TREE(S) until the end of the appeal period. If an appeal is
filed, you will be notified of a public hearing, which will be scheduled before the Planning
Commission.
Sincerely,
Shila Behzadiaria
Assistant Planner
(408) 777-7601
shilab@cupertino.org
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Horticultural Corisulting Inc.
130 San Ramon Drive San Jose;California 951]1
Direct 408/226-3427 Fax 408/227-9901
Robert@arboristonsite.com
- - ISA Certified Arborist Report
- Submitted To:
Ted:Fowlks.
22275 N. DeAnza Circle
Cupertino, California 95014-3950
Project Location:
22275 N. DeAnza Circle
-Cupertino, California 950:1.4-3950:
Submitted By:
Robert:Booty, Registered Member #487:
Tlie American Society of Consulting Arborists
ISA Certified Arborist WC=4286
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July 8,2015 Live oak inspection# 1477 22275 N.DeAnza Circle in Cupertino,California.
Assignment _ _ -
I have been retained by_Ted Fowlks who resides at 22275 N. DeAnza Circle in Cupertino,
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California. I have been requested to perform a level3 trunk inspection on a live oak tree on his
property using ground penetrating radar.
Observations - _
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The Live Oak tree#1477 (Quercus ag-rifolia)has a trurik diameter measured at breast height of 30
, inches. It has a height of approximately 55-60ft. The tree is located within a courtyard leading to the 5���
�€r��-entrance of the residence. At about the 7ft. elevation of the trunk there is a visible open cavity,
at that point the trurik and the rest of tlie tree bends over tlie residence.
Conclusions
Using a series of three radar imaging scans on the trunk,two of the scans indicated advanced decay
or a cavity through-out the trunk with 6 inches of solid wood remaining. The total stem diameters for
these two.locations were measured at 32-33 inches.Note pages 4-7. This data was double checked
for accuracy using invasive methods, namely the use of a Resistograph and the removal of wood
samples using a coring devise.
My concern is the lack of solid wood at the base of tlie tree and also the-weakness and stress points
at the open cavity as the tree leans over the residence. I am recommending that this oak tree be
removed. -
Recommendations _ _ �
The live oak tree#1477 should be removed before the winfer storms arrive.
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How does it work?
Ground-Penetrating Radar(GPR) is an established technique that has been used worldwide for over 45
years. Radar is an object-detection system that uses elect�omagnetic waves—specifically radio waves—
to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects. When an
electromagnetic wave 1 emitted from a small surface transmit antenna/receiver encounters a boundary
between objects with different electromagnetic properties, it will reflect, refract, and or diffract from the
boundary in a predictable manner. Radar waves or signals are reflected especially well by materials of
considerable electrical conductivitv.
The radar signals that are reflected back towards the antenna are the desirable ones that create the image
and make radar work. An air-filled tree trunk(with a decayed hollow) or a partially air-filled incipient
(early stage) decay zone inside a cell wall within a tree are excellent reflectors for detection by GPR
systems. Use of GPR instrumentation for internal tree trunk decay detection and below ground root
locating is one of its latest uses in the field of tree risk assessment.
Its uses today seem endless. When you look at the weather report,you are looking at a Doppler weather
radar scan; it will tell you where the heaviest amounts of rain will fall in your area. It works like this,the
radar signal, as it passes through the clouds is reflected back to a transmit receiver antenna that measures
the density of the moisture in them and the speed they are traveling. You can then determine
approximately when it will start raining and how much rain will fall in a given area. Radar is used in
aviation, automobiles, law enforcement and locating objects below ground.
How does radar distinguish between
decayed and healthy wood?
Wood decay fungi2 decompose lignified cell walls in living wood tissue by using enzymatic and non-
enzymatic systems. In time this creates a microscopically detectable hollow or void within the cell walls
of the wood,thereby reducing normal wood strength. Radar imaging can identify these small
microscopic changes (voids) in the wood composition,they reflect a radio wave from them. It's the loss
of the woods mechanical strength by these wood digesting organisms that is inherently linked to
hazardous situations, often resulting to injuries or property damage.
Ground penetrating radar is one of the latest forensic technologies used for wood decay analyses; its
sensitivity to hollows, internal cracks or voids enables it to detect and create an image of these small
internal molecular changes in wood density and composition. Incipient decay or early-stage decay is the
very beginning of the biodegradation process of living wood tissue by decay causing pathogens; radar
imaging can detect these minute early changes.
1 Daniels,D.J. 1996,Surface-Penetrating Radar.The Institute of Electrical Engineers,ISBN 0-85296-0.
Z Giovanni Nicolitti,Paolo Gonthier,Fabio Guglielmo and Matteo M.Garbelotto 2009.A Biomolecular Method for the
Detection of Wood Decay Fungi: A Focus on Tree Stability Assessment.Arboriculture&Urban Forestry,Scientific Journal
of the International Society of Arboriculture.
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Ted fowlks-87in SECTOR Elevation-Dia=32in(3)-21 Apr 2015
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payment of ari additional fee for services.
4. Loss or removal of any part of this report invalidates the entire appraisal or report/evaluation.
5. Possession_of this report or a copy thereof does not imply right of publication or use for any
purpose by any other than the persons(s)to whom it is addressed without written consent of this
appraiser or consultant.
6. This report and the values expressed herein represent the opinion of the appraiser or consultant,
and the appraiser's or consultants fee is in no way contingent upon the reporting of a specified
value nor upon any finding to be reported.
7. Sketches,.diagrams,:graphs, photos, ect., in this report, being intended as visual aids, are not
necessarily to scale and should not be construed as engineering reports.or surveys.
8. This report has been made in conformity with acceptable appraisal/evaluation/diagnostic
reporting techniques and_procedures, as recommended by the International Society of
Arboriculture.
9. No tree described in this report was climbed,unless otherwise stated. Arborist OnSite� cannot
' assume responsibility for ariy defects which could only fiave been discovered by climbing. A full
root collar or root crown inspection, consisting of excavating the soil around the tree to uncover
hidden defects or disease involving the root collar and major buttress roots, was not performed,
unless otherwise stated:Arborist OnSite�cannot accept responsibility for any root defects which
could only have been discovered by such an inspection.
Consulting Arborist Disclosure Statement
Arborists are tree specialists who use their education,knowledge,training, and.experience to examine trees,
recommend measures to enhance the beauty and health of trees,and attempt to reduce the risk of living near
trees. Clients may choose to accept or disregard the recommendations of the arborist,or seek additional
advice.Arborists cannot detect every condition that could possibly lead to the structural failure of a tree.
Trees are.living organisms that fail in ways we do not fully understand. Conditions are often hidden within
trees and below ground.Arborists cannot guarantee that a tree will be healthy or safe_under all.circumstances,
or for a specified period of time. Likewise,remedial treatments,like medicine,cannot be guaranteed. Trees
can be managed but they cannot be controlled. To live near trees is to accept some degree of risk. The only
way to eliminate.all risk associated with trees is to eliminate all trees.
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ISA Certif�ecl Arb�rist Report
Subrnitted �o m
� Ted Fowlks
22275 N. DeAnza Circle �
Cupertino, California 95014-3950
Proje�t Location:
22275 N. DeAnza Circle
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Subnlitted �y:
Robert Booty, Registered Member #487
The American Society of Consulting Arborists
ISA Certified Arborist WC-4286
, October 5, 2015
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October 5,2015 Tree Replacement Plan 22275 N.DeAnza Circle
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This is in regard to the Live Oak tree#1477 (Quercus agrifolia) that Mr. Ted Fowlks who
" resides at 22275 N. DeAnza Circle has applied for a removal permit from the city. The city
• is requesting a replacement plan for the removal of the hazardous oak near his home.
Conclusions
During my inspection of the property I came to the conclusion that installing a 36 inch box
tree would require an extraordinary amount soil excavation that would damage root
systems and the health of existing oak trees on the property.
In an effort to uphold the city's requirement for tree replacement after a removal. I am
recommending that two 24 inch box Live Oak trees (Quercus agrifolia)be planted to the �
south of the property away from the existing mature oak trees. See site map on page 3 for
� recommended planting locations.
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October 5,2015 Tree Replacement Plan 22275 N.DeAnza Circle
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I,Robert Booty, certify:
• That Z have personally inspected the tree(s)andlor the groperty referred ta in this
repart,and have stated my fmdin�s accurately. The extent of the evaluation and or
appraisal is stated in th�attached report and the terms and conditions;
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• That I have no current interest in the vegetation or the property that is the subject of
this report, and I have no personal interest or bias with respect to the parties involved;
• That the analysis,opinions and conclusions stated herein are my own, and are � �
based on current scientific procedures and facts;
• That my compensation is not contingent upon the reporting of a predeternuned
conclusion that favors the cause of the client or any other party,nor upon the results of the
assessment,the attainment of stipulated results, or the occurrence of any subsequent
events;
• That my analysis,opinions, and conclusions were developed and this report has
. been prepared according to commonly accepted arboricultural practices; : �
• That no one provided significant professional assistance to the consultant, except as
indicated within the report.
T further certify that I am a Registered Member of the American Society af Consulting
Arborists, and I am an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist. I have
been involeed in the pzactice o�arboriculture and the care and study of trees for over 45
years. �
Digitally signed by Robert Booty
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Signed: , Date:2075.10.0520:19:17-07'00'
Date; October 5, 2015
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