To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Services
Meeting Date: November 17, 2020
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Jessie Waldman |
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234-6650 |
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Department Contact: |
Brent Schultz |
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234-6650 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Informational Report Regarding the Issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit EM_2020-0004 (Caton) to Remove Eleven (11) Dead Cypress Trees on the Northwestern Portion of the Parcel, Located at 38050 Old Coast Highway, Gualala (APN 145-121-08)
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Receive informational report regarding the issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit EM_2020-0004 (Caton).
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
In 1991 the Board adopted Division II of Title 20 of Mendocino County Code through Ordinance No. 3785. Included in Division II is Section 20.536.055 which allows Permits for Approval of Emergency Work. In cases of a verified emergency, temporary emergency authorization to proceed with remedial measures may be given by the Director or his or her designee until such time as a Coastal Development Permit application is filed. The Director shall report in writing to the Board of Supervisors at each meeting the emergency permits applied for or issued since the last report, with a description of the nature of the emergency and the work involved. The report of the Director shall be informational only. The decision to issue an emergency permit is solely at the discretion of the Director. Notice of emergency permits shall be provided by phone or letter to the California Coastal Commission within three (3) days, following issuance of the emergency permit
Summary of Request:
The current owners submitted a “Major Tree Removal Questionnaire”, dated stamped May 21, 2020, to Planning Division of Mendocino County Planning and Building Services, where the current owners requested to remove eleven (11) Cypress Trees, located at the northwest parcel boundary line, and one (1) Bishop Pine Tree at the western bluff top edge of the parcel. Planning Staff determined the request to be the tree removal does constitute Major Vegetation Removal (MVR) for two (2) specific reasons: (1) the amount of trees is considered development and (2) due to the relative location being within 50 feet to a bluff top edge. Therefore, per Mendocino County Code Chapter 20.532, the proposed removal requires the issuance of a Coastal Development Permit. The current owners are only requesting to remove the eleven (11) Cypress Trees as the one (1) Bishop Pine Tree does not cause risk to structures, vehicle, or human life. The emergency state of the eleven (11) dead standing Cypress Trees was approached with respects to constant limb loss, causing hazards to structures, vehicle flow and humans and consideration of the loss of trees of the bluff top creating erosion. Given the location of the property on a bluff top, the location of the eleven (11) trees, where four (4) of the eleven (11) trees are within fifty (50) feet of the bluff edge, the combination of winter weather and the deterioration of the trees, it has been stated by an arborist that if left in their current condition it will be dangerous to both the property and the health of the occupants. The emergency permit was issued on September 29, 2020 and becomes null and void at the end of sixty (60) days. Prior to expiration of this Emergency Permit, the applicant shall submit a standard Coastal Development Permit application for the work authorized by the permit
Alternative Action/Motion:
None, informational item
Supervisorial District: District 5
vote requirement: Majority
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Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: N/A
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CEO Liaison: Steve Dunnicliff, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Lindsey Daugherty, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status:Approved |
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Date: November 19, 2020 |
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