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TR-2011-17b OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT � CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255 C l.! P E RTI N t,a (408) 777-3308 • FAX (408) 777-3333 • planninqCa�cupertino.orq june 21, 2011 XL Construction Attn: Jackson Dovey 20620 Valley Green Drive Cupertino, California 95014 SUBJECT: TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ACTION LETTER - TR-2011-17: This letter confirms the decision of the Director of Community Development, given on june 21, 2011, approving a tree removal permit to allow the removal and replacement of four (4) Ash trees at an existing office park to facilitate parking lot accessibility upgrades, located at 1 Infinite Loop. This removal is approved with the following conditions: 1. APPROVED PROJECT This approval is based on a report prepared by Dave Muffly (Master Certified Arborist #WE-4279B), dated May 16, 2011, consisting of six pages and entitled: Arborist Report, Infinite Loop Campus, except as may be amended by conditions in this resolution. 2. TREE REPLACEMENT PLAN The applicant shall plant the replacement tree in accordance with the City's Protected Tree Ordinance and within 30 days of the effective approval date of this tree removal permit. The replacement tree shall be four (4) 36-inch box size Valley Oak Trees. The location of the proposed tree shall be in accordance with the Arborist Report and Tree replacement plan. 3. PROTECTED TREE COVENANT The applicant shall be required to record a covenant recording the replacement tree as a protected tree within 30 days of planting the replacement tree in accordance with the City's Protected Trees Ordinance. Failure to do so may result in code enforcement and/ or administrative citations. 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. Staff has made the findings necessary to grant the tree removal permit in accordance with Section 14.18.140 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 Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Sincerely, � Simon Vuong Assistant Planner City of Cupertino Enclosed: Arborist Report cc: Apple, Inc., jackie Horton, 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino CA 95014 Dave Muffly, 231 Evergreen St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Prepared By: . Dave Muffly, Apple Arborist ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist WE-42796 PNWISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor CTRA-500 dmuffly�apple.com 408-483-0795 Arborist Report Infinite Loop Campus Introduction At the Apple Computer Main Campus, Infinite Loop 1, Cupertino, CA, there are several locations where Apple is required by the City of Cupertino to perForm American Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades to entrances around the campus. Existing Trees will be impacted to meet these ADA requirements at two locations. Additionally, Apple will be expanding the two existing bus/shuttle pullouts closest to the main campus entrance, for safety and environmental reasons as described below. Two trees, one at each location, will need to be removed to allow for the construction of these expanded pullouts. Location 1 In this location, a"switchback" ramp is to be installed. To achieve the "switchback", one 'Autumn Purple' Ash tree (Fraxinus americana) Ash 1(Tag Number 568 in Figure 1), will necessarily be removed. On the other side of the current stairway grows Ash 2(no tag affixed). It is judged by Apple's Board- Certified Master Arborist that Ash 2 can be retained, even though there will need to be some soil/root removal. In this case, the roots of Ash 2 are growing into a large planter area which is on the side away from the cutting, and this area will not be impacted. It is expected that construction will damage or remove less than one-third of the root system, therefore industry standards are such that the tree is to be retained. The Apple Arborist will be on site during the stage of construction that impacts Ash 2. (Refer to detailed tree measurements on Figure 1). �:�' ��"�' �"� =�L ��`�Z _-��l / - i 'I �.P;� i�!u�n;ber �"�o -�.?L}ir ..�..�.x,..ru�. F.�.,� �..� _ . _ : � _. . . �., . _. .�, t Apple Confidential - Do Not Distribute Date of Report: May 16, 2011 Page 1 .s'• +..�:s �.�.c+ ,, , "� ��"r-,.,,_ '��"�' �" . . „ f ? ���� -- � A a , �� •( � ,i� iJIR � ��` ` ��. s �� rF � � � ��• ��"f •:� . � � ����.i r� �, •�l . � � ,R � : ' - � j1 t,� � *` 'T.. + . � ..'S � a • � . � � . . ��� i.M �+! .�r � .- ..�� ��� � _� � . - . '�� � • :. �� jy, �Y_.x'r� ) '� . � • .. ^ � ` ) ��, � , w � ' 8 ` , _.�t' �; � � . .yr '�}� Y't' � .,� � , , � �i'b�a�Lail � ' . �. 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Currently the buses and shuttles stop in the roadway and block traffic, providing an unsafe condition for vehicles and pedestrians. The widened pull-outs will allow the vehicles to maneuver out of the roadway for loading procedures. These widened pull-outs will require the removal of two `Autumn Purple' Ash trees (fraxinus americana), Ash 4& 5(Tag Numbers 569 & 570). (Refer to detailed tree measurements on Figure 1). 1'���►, F , , � _ f � .;',.� �' ct � � � , < , ,�-' , -r�� � �i: �e� �� `w �,� :c�.°� �. � �� ��y : �� {�y K J/' _ - I�"'^" .Y �� � 5 ��..:/,•� . �In� , ,� � i y S . i P � � ..:' � yr" . A �. �•� F .1� �`� �; � •��,Y ' � . '� f S ';.. ` �7 � A�' ��7' +S;,y, ( �ti � - . �6Y' y +���r " �a �.,�' p k � X., � C� t� E. "'�''" � � Z . � lY �. M�� . �:��. "''!� P . .. J��: � , � �� �, t. 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Valley Oak is noted for its drought tolerance, and as such is a very effective choice for the large planting areas where we propose to replant (shown in Figures 2& 3). We are choosing the native oak which is deciduous (drops it's leaves in the winter), to allow for excellent shading during the hot months, and to allow light through in the winter. Valley Oak is also among our most beautiful winter silhouette trees. We have already located excellent-quality 36-inch box Valley Oaks from Valley Crest Tree Nursery (as shown in Photo 2). � Apple Confidential - Do Not Distribute Date of Report: May 16, 2011 Page 3 . '� r , 4 ��,, . k . t ' 0. ,� _� �. �_ ; + �i� !M[ ;`„� t' .. _ ^a* _' M ���' 4 _y }� . �"� _ � 7 7 .� `� . ,I � "GR �� y .. ��e��, �.. . �F ` � � . ���X � �� � . �,� �. . ; � . � s r � �„ .�!.�.4 —F 4 s� • �' � i k �, ra3-, .. .t ;���'�l � .� �� _ .�'� �� � �� 4 ' t .�. � �.s��'�SS� A � ,��� `.. _a. 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