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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 14921 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 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 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 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 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 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/