Special Notice / Hearing: 10 days
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Amendments to the County’s Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan Policy 8.9 and the Protected Tree Ordinance (San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 8.400) to accept modifications suggested by the California Coastal Commission.
County Number: PLN2018-00436
RECOMMENDATION:
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Public Hearing for the consideration of the Coastal Commission Notification of Action on Local Coastal Program Amendment and suggested amendments to the San Mateo County Ordinance Code:
Open the public hearing
Close the public hearing
Adopt a resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission conditional certificatio1n of the County’s amendments to County Ordinance Code Chapter 8.400, Protected Tree Ordinance (Article 7 – Tree & Natural Resources Protection) -; adopting the Coastal Commission’s modification to the Local Coastal Program; and directing submittal of the County’s action to the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission for review.
Adopt an ordinance amending County Ordinance Code Chapter 8.400, Protected Tree Ordinance (Article 7 – Tree & Natural Resources Protection) in order to adopt the California Coastal Commission’s suggested modifications; previously introduced at the Planning Commission meeting on October 14, 2026, and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
On October 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to the County Ordinance Code (Article 7 – Tree & Natural Resources Protection) 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.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to State law, amendments to the County’s zoning regulations applicable in the Coastal Zone, and amendments to the County’s Local Coastal P...
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