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TREE REMOVAL REQUEST - 2722 SANDPIPER DRIVE
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/MAINTENANCE SERIVCES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: ROBERT RYAN, MAINTENANCE SERVICES MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: ROBERT RYAN, MAINTENANCE SERVICES MANAGER (714) 327-7499
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends that the Parks and Community Services Commission deny the request to remove the City owned tree growing in the public right-of-way in front of 2722 Sandpiper Drive.
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BACKGROUND:
The Maintenance Services Division received an e-mail from the applicant on March 13, 2023 requesting the removal of the tree growing in the City right-of-way at 2722 Sandpiper Drive (Attachment 1). The applicant states that the winds blow pine needles, flowers and the greenish-yellow pollen onto several areas of this property, which he claims, causes an excessive burden to clean. The applicant also stated that he has allergies and his wife has asthma, which requires both of them to utilize medication. The resident believes that the tree can be removed under Section 4.0.2. Accelerated Removals in the Streetscape and Median Development Standards (Attachment 2).
The City Arborist evaluated the tree and the surrounding area and determined that there was no justification for the removal of the tree at staff level. The Public Works Director reviewed the request from the applicant and agreed with the determination from the City Arborist that it did not meet the criteria for Accelerated Removal. The applicant was informed of the findings and requested that the removal be placed on the agenda for consideration by the Parks and Community Services Commission.
A search of the City's Maintenance Services internal work order system identified four (4) previous work orders (Attachment 3):
* On October 16, 2017, a resident requested that pine trees at 2722, 2725 and 2729 be trimmed. The City Arborist evaluated the three (3) trees and determined that the tree at 2729 Sandpiper...
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