CC RES 1977-053 RESOLUTION NO. 77-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING A TREE REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT,
AND MAINTENANCE POLICY
The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Hereby
Finds, Resolves and Orders as follows:
Section 1.
The following Tree Removal, Replacement and Maintenance Policy
is hereby adopted:
TREE REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE POLICY
Purpose:
To define and establish City Policy on tree removal, tree replacement and tree
maintenance in the public right-of-way.
Definition:
All definitions utilized in the tree removal, replacement, and
maintenance Policy shall be the same as in Chapter 2 of Article VII of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code, except for the following additions:
(a) The term "undesirable" parkway tree used in this
Policy means any tree within the parkway area that is not wanted or desired by
the adjacent property owner because of abnormal shape or growth; prevention of
normal lawn growth; or other compelling reason.
Policy:
1. The City shall trim parkway trees only for traf-
fic and pedestrian safety.
2. The City shall spray parkway trees only to con-
trol disease and/or insects.
3. The City will remove and replace a parkway tree
at no cost to the property owner when in the judgement of the Department of Pub-
lic Works at least one of the following conditions exist:
(a) Tree is dead or diseased
(b) Tree is a hazard
(c) Tree roots have caused extensive damage to
the sidewalk and/or curb and gutter
(d) Tree has undesirable root growth character-
istics, and will soon cause concrete damage;
provided, root pruning is not feasible.
4. The City may remove and replace an "undesirable"
parkway tree when requested by property owner; provided the property owner pays
to the City an amount sufficient to defray tree removal and replacement costs.
5. If the property owner wishes to remove the tree
himself, he must obtain a permit from the Public Works Department and deposit an
amount sufficient to cover the cost of replacement.
6. Replacement trees shall be of the size designated
by the Director of Public Works, and the tree specie shall be as designated in
the official tree list. Furthermore, replacement tree shall be planted accord-
ing to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
planting specifications. If not done according to these specifications, the
City may remove and replace the tree at the property owner's expense.
7. Should property owners within a residential block
desire a specie of parkway tree different from that designated in the official
list for Street Trees, a petition requesting the change may be submitted to the
City; the petition must be signed by 60% of the property owners on the block with
agreement on the specie of the replacement tree. Removal and replacement costs
will be paid by the petitioning property owners prior to commencement of any
tree work.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 1977.
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MAYOR /
ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 77-53 approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of July, 1977.
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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