Project Title:
19 Jay Court Tree Permit Appeal
County File(s):
CDTP24-00064
Appellant:
Robert J. Eisele
Applicant
Owners:
Carlos Ramirez, ArborTech Tree Care Inc. (Applicant)
Bruce & Grace Ginn (Owners)
General Plan:
Single-Family Residential-Low Density (SL)
(Residential Low Density (RL))
Zoning:
P-1, Planned Unit District
Site Address/Location:
19 Jay Court in Alamo, CA (APN: 193-670-016)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption - Class 3: CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303(e), new construction of an accessory structure.
Project Planner:
Nai Saephan, Planner I, (925) 655-2874
nai.saephan@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Deny the Appeal and Approve the Project (See Section II for full recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
This is a hearing on an appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision to tentatively approve a tree permit to allow the removal of three (3) code-protected oak trees in order to install a residential ground-mounted solar/photovoltaic (PV) system.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the County Planning Commission:
A. OPEN the public hearing, RECEIVE testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing;
B. DETERMINE that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15303(e) of the CEQA Guidelines.
C. DENY the appeal by Robert Eisele
D. Approve the Tree Permit, County File #CDTP24-00064;
E. APPROVE the findings in support of the project;
F. APPROVE the project conditions of approval; and,
G. DIRECT the Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
III. BACKGROUND
A tree permit application CDTP24-00064 was submitted to the Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division on September 26, 2024, requesting approval of a Tree Permit to allow the removal of one (1) 14" valley oak tree, one (1) 10" blue oak tree, and one (1) 11" coast live oak tree for the installation of a residential ground-mounted solar/...
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