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JEROME F, COLEMAN
Cm ATTORNEY
CITY OF BURLINGAME
501 PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME, CALIF. 94010
ORDINANCE NO. 1492
CLARIFYING PROVISIONS OF
URBAN REFORESTATION AND TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1,
Sections 11.06.020 (b)
and (c)
of the
Burlingame Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
"(b) "Removal"
shall mean cutting
to the
ground,
extraction, killing by
spraying, girdling, or any other means:
(c) "Pruning:
is the removal of more
than one
third of
the crown or existing
foliage of the tree or more than one third
of the root system.
Pruning without a permit
or
not in
conformance with the
provisions of a permit
shall be
deemed a
removal."
Section 2. Section 11.06.060 (r) is amended to read
as follows:
"(c) Removal or Pruning of Protected Trees on Undeveloped
or Redeveloped Property. When application for development or
redevelopment of a property containing a protected tree is filed
in any office or department of the city, the person making such
application shall file a site plan showing the location of
buildings or structures or of proposed site disturbances, and
the location of all trees. The director shall determine if all
protected trees are shown. An authorized representative of the
department shall make an inspection and shall file a report of
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JEROME F. COLEMAN
CIYr ArrORN EY
CITY OF BURLINGAME
5PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME, CALIF 94010
his findings and recommendations to the director,
Subject to the replacement provisions of Section 11.06.090,
the director shall approve the removal of protected trees within
the footprint of approved construction in the R-1 Zone, which
construction does not require a variance or special permit under
Chapter 25 of this code. The notice and appeal provisions of
Section 11.06.070 and 11.06.080 shall not apply to such
approvals."
Section 3. Section 11.06.090(b) (3) to (5) are
amended to read as follows:
"(3) Replacement of a tree that dies of natural causes
may be waived if a sufficient number of trees exists on the
property to meet all other requirements of this section.
(4) Size of the replacement trees shall be determined
by the director and shall be based on the specie, location and
value of the tree removed.
(5) If replacement trees, as designated in subsection
(b), (1) and (2) above, cannot be planted on the property,
payment of equal value shall be made to the city. Such payments
shall be deposited in the tree planting fund to be drawn upon
for public tree planting."
Section 4. This ordinance shall be published as
required by law. C
MAYOR
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JE RO ME F. COLEMAN
Cm ATroRN Er
CITY OF BU RLINGAME
501 PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME, CALIF.94010
I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame
do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 8th day
of SEPTEMBER 1993, and adopted thereafter at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day
of SEPTEMBER , 1993, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARRISON, KNIGHT, LEMBI, O'MAHONY, PAGLIARO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
�/ CITY CLERK/