Special Notice / Hearing: 10 Day_
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Public hearing regarding an ordinance amending Article 7 - Tree and Natural Resources Protection of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code by adopting Chapter 8.400: Protected Tree Ordinance
County Number: PLN2018-00436
RECOMMENDATION:
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Conduct a public hearing regarding an ordinance amending Article 7 - Tree and Natural Resources Protection of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code by adopting Chapter 8.400: Protected Tree Ordinance:
A) Open the public hearing
B) Close the public hearing
C) Adopt an ordinance amending the County Ordinance Code, Article 7 - Tree & Natural Resources Protection of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, by adopting Chapter 8.400: Protected Tree Ordinance and rescinding in their entirety Chapter 8.400: Significant Tree Regulations and Chapter 8.404: Heritage Tree Regulations; previously introduced at the Planning Commission meeting on September 11, 2024, (as Part Three of Division VIII (Protected Tree Ordinance)) and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
Report Prepared By: Bharat Singh, Planning Services Manager, 628/204-1378
Applicant: San Mateo County Planning and Building Department
Public Notification: Ten (10) business day advanced notification for the hearing was provided via a 1/8th-page notice for the hearing posted in a newspaper (San Mateo County Times) of general public circulation.
Location: Countywide
Environmental Evaluation: A Notice of Exemption (NOE) for the ordinance updates has been posted on the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Clearinghouse website.
DISCUSSION:
San Mateo County first adopted tree removal ordinances, including the Heritage Tree Ordinance and the Significant Tree Ordinance, in April 1977. The Significant Tree Ordinance was entirely replaced in 1990, and bo...
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