Reso 6385 TR-2006-07
CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014
RESOLUTION NO. 6385
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO APPROVING
THE REMOVAL OF ONE APPROXIMATELY 36" DIAMETER COASTAL REDWOOD
TREE AND THE REMOVAL OF TWLEVE CANARY ISLAND PINES AT 19900
STEVENS CREEK
SECTION I: PROTECT DESCRIPTION
Application No.: TR-2006-07
Applicant: Anthony Christen (for Alan Firenzi)
Location: 19900 Stevens Creek Boulevard
SECTION II: FINDINGS
WI-IEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Cupertino received an application
to retroactively approve the removal of eight (8) trees and approve the removal of
another five (5) trees; and
WHEREAS, the necessary public notices have been given in accordance with the
Procedural Ordinance of the City of Cupertino, and the Planning Commission has held
one or more public hearings on this matter; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That after careful consideration of maps, facts, exhibits, testimony and other evidence
submitted in this matter, application for Tree Removal is hereby approved and
That the subconclusions upon which the findings and conditions specified in this
Resolution are based and contained in the Public Hearing record concerning
Application TR-2006-07, as set forth in the Minutes of the Planning Commission
Meeting of May 9, 2006 are incorporated by reference herein.
SECTION III: CONDITIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
1. APPROVAL ACTION
Approval is based upon the Exhibits A, B and C that are part of the City staff report
dated May 9, 2006 for this project, except as may be modified by the conditions
contained in this resolution.
Resolution TR-2006-07 May 9, 2006
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2. TREE REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT
Twelve Canary Island Pines on the west side of the building shall be removed and
the stumps ground out. Each removed tree shall be replaced by a 24" box Coastal
Redwood.
The chips and buttress roots of the removed Coastal Redwood shall be removed and
a 36" box Coastal Redwood shall be planted as a replacement.
3. TREE PROTECTION BOND AND TREE MONITORING:
A tree protection bond in the amount of $30,000 shall be provided. The applicant
shall contracted with a ISA certified arborist to monitor the health of the new trees
and provide an annual report to the Community Development Director for a two
year period after planting. The tree bond will be released if the trees remain healthy
after the two year period.
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 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of May 2006, at a Regular Meeting of the
Planning Commission of the City of Cupertino by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Chairperson Miller, Vice-Chair Giefer, Saadati,Wong
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: Chien
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: none
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: none
, ATTEST: APPROVED: �
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