TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Planning and Building Services
MEETING DATE: March 14, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Juliana Cherry
PHONE:
707-964-5379
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Julia Krog
PHONE:
707-234-6650
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Acceptance of Informational Report Regarding the Issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit EM_2023-0001 (Jug Handle Creek Farm & Nature Center) to Remove Hazardous Trees Located at 15501 N Highway 1, Caspar, APN: 017-250-32
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Accept the informational report regarding the issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit EM_2023-0001 to remove hazardous trees located at 15501 N Highway 1, Caspar, APN 017-250-32.
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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:
On January 5, 2023, the Executive Director of the Jug Handle Creek farm and nature center filed a request to fell up to 47 hazardous trees distributed across the property. Two trees are adjacent to t...
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