Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Public Hearing to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a Tree Removal Permit (PLN2020-00443) and an After-the-Fact Significant Tree Removal Permit for the unpermitted removal of a 20.9-inch diameter at breast (dbh) Coast Live Oak tree while a permit was pending, pursuant to Section 12,000 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Public Hearing to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a Tree Removal Permit (PLN2020-00443) and an After-the-Fact Significant Tree Removal Permit for the unpermitted removal of a 20.9-inch diameter at breast height (dbh) Coast Live Oak tree while a permit was pending, pursuant to Section 12,000 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, on property located at 10 Cardinal Court in the unincorporated West Menlo Park area of San Mateo County:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Deny the appeal on the basis that the criteria for tree removal established by the Significant Tree Ordinance have been met and approve the After the Fact Tree Removal Permit, County File Number PLN2020-00443, by making the findings for approval included in Attachment A of the staff report.
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BACKGROUND:
In October 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved a subdivision of the property formerly known as 2050 Santa Cruz Avenue, which divided that property into three parcels. That subdivision map was officially recorded in May 2019, thus creating the subject parcel - 10 Cardinal Court. In December 2019, a building permit for the subdivision infrastructure improvements was issued. In April 2020, the applicant submitted building permit applications for houses on each of the three parcels.
On December 4, 2020, the applicant submitted an application to remove a 20.9-inch diameter at breast height (dbh) Coast ...
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