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Advisory Board: SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Subject: RECEIVE Report on Update to County's Tree Protection and Preservation Ordinance and PROVIDE DIRECTION, as appropriate
Department: Conservation & Development
Presenter: Jamar Stamps, Principal Planner
Contact: Demian Hardman-Saldana, (925) 655-2816
Referral History:
At their meeting in October 2023, the Commission received a report on the County's progress in updating its existing Tree Protection and Preservation Ordinance, Article 816-6.2. of the County's zoning code.
Referral Update:
The Department of Conservation and Development ("DCD"), Community Development Division has been working on updating the County Tree Ordinance (County Code Chapter 816-6, Tree Protection and Preservation). DCD has incorporated a variety of updates and changes based on public feedback and evaluation of other agencies' tree protection codes and have attempted to simplify the provisions to make it easier for the public and staff to understand and implement.
A summary of updates include:
? Removal of underutilized or antiquated text
? Updated "protected tree" criteria and provisions to focus more on the size of the tree and less on location
? Updated permit and notification processes, including the addition of a proposed ministerial permit process for mid-sized trees
? Deletion of Chapter 816-4 - HERITAGE TREE PRESERVATION ("HTP") DISTRICT (proposed updates to Chapter 816-6 address previously designated heritage trees)
? New definitions
Attached is the draft ordinance as well as three summary tables to compare the current tree ordinance. For reference, attached is also the current tree ordinance language.
The County is accepting public comments on the draft Tree Ordinance until Monday, June 30, 2025. Written comments should be sent via email to: jamar.stamps@dcd.cccounty.us.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE Report on the update to the County's Tree Protection Ordinance and PROVIDE DIRECTION, as appropri...
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