TR-2014-32b OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OEVELOPMENT
CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE•CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
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July 23, 2014
Arborwell, Inc.
Attn: Sam Oakley
2337 American Avenue
Hayward, Ca 95014
SUBJECT: DEAD TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ACTION LETTER—Application TR-2014-32
This letter confirms the decision of the Director of Community Development, given on July 23,
2014, approving a Dead Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal and replacement of an
approximately 34" diameter dead Peruvian Pepper tree on a commercial parcel, located at
20400 Mariani Avenue. The application is approved with the following conditions:
1. APPROVED PROTECT
This approval is based on the arborist report prepared by Samuel Oakley (#WE 9474A),
dated June 13, 2014, consisting of 6 pages including 3 attached photos, and a tree removal
and tree replacement site plan except as may be amended by conditions in this resolution.
2. TREE REPLACEMENTS
The applicant is required to plant one (1) 36-inch box Drake Chinese elm replacement tree
in accordance with the Protected Tree Ordinance and approved tree replacement plan.
Modifications to the tree species and location may be made to the approved replacement
plan pending staff approval. The replacement trees shall be planted within 30 days of the
effective approval date of this tree removal permit.
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 14.18.120 of the Protected Trees Ordinance.
Sincerely,
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Blaze Syka
Assistant Planner
(408) 777-3205
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CC:Baccarat Properties,Attn:Carl Berg,10050 Bandley Dr.,Cupertino Ca 95014
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City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014
Re: Dead Tree Removal at 20400 Mariani Avenue,Cupertino, CA
To whom it may concern,
This letter intends to address one (1)Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper tree; #485) located on
the eastern planting island between the 10500 N. De Anza Boulevard and 20400 Mariani
Avenue properties in Cupertino, California. Please see Exhibit 1.1 for the relative location
of the subject tree indicated as a red dot, and for the location of the replacement tree. The
tree was determined to be dead on June 12, 2014, and is scheduled for removal on June 21,
2014.
Metrics for the removed pine is found in the following table:
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Peruvian Pe r Schinus molle 34" 107" 35' 35'
The tree was determined to be dead(see E�ibits 1.2-1.4)due to its extensive loss of foliage,
severely desiccated and decayed limbs, and lack of any green growth. A live but stressed
pepper tree will have some advantageous growth and suckering. This tree was dead. A test
for live cambium tissue had negative results.
Peruvian peppers are evergreen trees and should have a full crown throughout the year.
Many of the other pepper trees in the nearby courtyard are green and healthy with vigorous
growth. However,the pepper that shares the same planting island as the dead tree is showing
a loss of vigor but is still alive.
There is reason to believe that the existing environment of the subject tree is not its original
environment. The tree likely had a larger growing space at one time, and now the current
growing space is a small planting island surrounded by extensive hardscape.The subject tree
has likely succumbed to root death because of a lack of soil respiration, exacerbated by the
heat-island effect caused by the reflected heat from the surrounding hardscape surfaces.
Removal of a dead tree does not require a tree removal permit prior to its removal pursuant
to Section 14.18.140 Paragraph B of the City of Cupertino's Municipal Code; however, a
subsequent application must be filed within five(5) working days, included with this letter.
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The tree will require replacement, selected to ensure optimal structure, health, and no
girdling roots. The proposed replacement is one (1) 36-inch box Ulmus parvifolia `Drake'
(Drake Chinese elm). Several other Chinese elms have been recently installed in the nearby
landscape and are performing well. The selected tree will then be trained from an early age
as needed to optimize branching structure,extending the aesthetically and structurally sound
lifespan of the tree.
Please review this information and contact me with any questions or concerns regarding the
information provided in this letter.
Sincerely,
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Exhibit 1.1—Site Map:
The location of the dead pepper tree on the 20400 Mariani Avenue property,shown with a red dot(top image). The
replacement 24-inch box Drake Chinese elm is shown with a green dot(bottom image)at the same growing location.
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