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Tree Commission Meeting

Agenda
Thursday, November 07, 2019

TREE COMMISSION AGENDA
November 7, 2019

CALL TO ORDER

6:00 p.m. in the Siskiyou Room of the Community Development and Engineering Services Building located at 51 Winburn Way.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Approval of October 3, 2019 regular meeting minutes.

PUBLIC FORUM

Open to guests.

LIAISON REPORTS

Council Liaison
Parks & Recreation Liaison
Community Development Liaison

TYPE I REVIEWS

PLANNING ACTION:                 PA-TREE-2019-00080
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:          873 Clay St.
OWNER/ APPLICANT:               Tamara Foster
DESCRIPTION:                         This is a request for a Tree removal permit to remove a large mature cedar tree. The health of the tree has been deteriorating for some time. The applicant also points to its proximity to the home and that is poses a fire hazard.  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-5 MAP: 39 1E 14 BC; TAX LOT: 3800

PLANNING ACTION:                 PA-TREE-2019-00084
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:          2264/2268 Dollarhide
OWNER/ APPLICANT:               East Village HOA
DESCRIPTION:                         This is a request for a Tree removal permit to remove three (3) large mature cottonwood trees (Populus trichocarpa). The trees are 15.5, 9, and 10 inches DBH and ranging in height between 30-45 feet. The trees have an extensive root system that has caused damage in the past and is continuing to cause damage to the adjacent properties patio. The subject property with the three trees is owned by the HOA and was set-aside as open space for wetland preservation. While the subject parcel has an identified wetland in it, based on the adopted maps staff determined that these trees are not within the Water Resource Protection Area.  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Suburban Residential; ZONING: R-1-3.5 MAP: 39 1E 11 CB; TAX LOT: 1041

PLANNING ACTION:     PA-TREE-2019-00085
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:          1565 Oregon St.
OWNER/ APPLICANT:   Nancy Butcher
DESCRIPTION:             This is a request for a tree removal permit to remove a large sequoia redwood tree. The tree was planted many years ago by a tenant on the property without permission from the property owner. The tree is located very close to the building and has caused problems with on-site drainage lines and potentially has contributed to subsidence near the entry to the second floor stairs.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial; ZONING: C-1 MAP: 39 1E 15 BA; TAX LOT: 4601

PLANNING ACTION:                PA-T1-2019-00075
SUBJECT PROPERTY:             Kestrel Parkway
APPLICANT:                             KDA Homes, LLC
OWNER:                                   Jacob Robert Ayala
DESCRIPTION:                         A request for Final Plan approval for the Kestrel Park Subdivision under the Performance Standards Options subdivision chapter (AMC 18.3.9) for a 17-lot subdivision. The proposal includes 15 developable lots plus the dedication of a 5.13-acre parcel of floodplain corridor lands to the city as park land as required in the North Mountain Neighborhood Plan (NMNP), and the creation of a reserve lot to contain portion of the subdivision to be developed in future phases. The application includes a request for Tree Removal Permits to remove 11 trees not identified for removal in the original subdivision application. These trees are identified as Ash Trees ranging in diameter from eight- to 24-inches and are located in the areas proposed for the construction of the new streets Kestrel Parkway and Nest Box Way. (The Planning Commission previously approved PA-T2-2018-00005 which granted Outline Plan approval, a Major Amendment to the North Mountain Neighborhood Plan, a Physical & Environmental Constraints Review Permit for improvements within the floodplain corridor, a Limited Use/Activity Permit for activities within a wetland, and Tree Removal Permits to remove 15 trees for the three vacant parcels located south of the end of Kestrel Parkway.) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION/ZONING: North Mountain Single Family (NM-R-1.7.5), North Mountain Multi-Family (NM-MF), and North Mountain Greenway (NM-G); ZONING: NM-R-1-7.5; NM-MF; and NM-G; ASSESSOR�S MAP & TAX LOTS: 39 1E 04AC 900, 39 1E 04AD 8600, and 39 1E 04DB 2000.

PLANNING ACTION:                 PA-T1-2019-00079
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:          471 East Hersey Street
APPLICANT/OWNERS: Rogue Planning & Development/Ken and Carol Baker
DESCRIPTION:                         A request for a property line adjustment and land partition to create three lots including one flag lot for the property located at 471 East Hersey Street. The application also includes requests for a Variance to have less than the required 75-foot separation between driveways on East Hersey Street, an avenue or major collector street, to allow for the relocation of the existing driveway to provide consolidated access to all three of the proposed parcels, and for Tree Removal Permits. There are currently ten trees greater than six-inches in diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) identified on the subject property including two cedars, two plums, two apples, a pear, two locusts, and a blue spruce. All are proposed for removal, and four are considered significant and require Tree Removal Permits. (NOTE: The application also includes a request for a Demolition/Relocation Review Permit to allow the demolition of the existing 884 square foot residence and a detached 1,081 square foot garage/carport/shed structure in order to enable the requested partitioning and redevelopment of the property.) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-5-P; MAP: 39 1E 04DD; TAX LOT: 1300

TYPE II REVIEWS

NONE

STREET TREE REMOVAL PERMITS

PLANNING ACTION:                 PA-TREE-2019-00082
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:          473/475 Williamson Way
OWNER/ APPLICANT:               Gleason/Ferguson
DESCRIPTION:                         This is a request for a street tree removal permit to remove a red maple tree that is approximately 7� DBH and 20-feet in height. The applicant claims that the tree is dead.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: R-2 MAP: 39 1E 04 DD; TAX LOT: 5900 / 6000

PLANNING ACTION:     PA-TREE-2019-00083
SUBJECT PROPERTIES:          602 Sutton Place
OWNER/ APPLICANT:               Stephen & Susanne Zapf
DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a street tree removal permit to remove a large oak tree from the planter strip in front of 602 Sutton Place. The tree had originally been identified (and approved) for removal during the development of the �The Oaks of Ashland� subdivision (2002). For unknown reasons the developer managed to make the civil improvements work around the tree and preserved it. In recent years the tree has been in deteriorating health. The applicant has provided an arborist report indicating that the tree while not dead is in serious decline.  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-10 MAP: 39 1E 14 AA; TAX LOT: 6018