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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 089 1987 0506ORDINANCE NO 89 AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CA IMPOSING A PROHIBITION ON THE CUTTING DOWN, DESTROYING OR RELOCATING OF TREES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF; WHEREAS, the City is in need of comprehensive study and evaluation, on a city wide basis, of the overall types and species of trees in the City which the City may desire to preserve and protect; and WHEREAS, this interim ordinance is determined to be in the public interest and pertinent to the welfare of all Citizens of the City; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Moorpark, CA, finds and determines that it is desirous of preserving and protecting certain types and species of trees within the City of Moorpark. The City Council recognizes that certain trees hold significant historical, aesthectic and ecological values to the Community. The City Council has recognized and designated some trees for preservation and protection, and by minute action on August 4, 1986, has set a policy that no trees on public or private properties with a trunk 4" in diameter or greater shall be cut down, destroyed or relocated without City Council authorization. The City Council further desires to study and evaluate, on a comprehensive, city wide basis, the overall types and species of trees to be preserved. SECTION 2. Pending the conclusion of such study and City Council action thereon, no person shall be permitted to cut down, destroy, relocate or undertake any activity which could inflict damage upon any tree located on public or private property with a trunk 4" or greater in diameter as measured four and one -half feet (W) above the root crown without prior written approval from the City Manager or his designated representative. Exceptions under which the City Manager may grant approval for certain tree(s) removal shall be based upon the following criteria: (a) The condition of the tree with respect to disease, danger of collapse of all or any portion of the tree, proximity to an existing structure, or interference with utility services, or in the case of a mature native oak tree, interference with an addition to an existing single family detached home; (b) The necessity to remove a mature tree in order to construct improvements which allow economic enjoyment of the property; (c) The number of mature trees existing in the neighborhood; (d) Good forestry practices, i.e., the number of healthy mature trees that a given parcel of land will support; (e) Whether or not removal of the tree is necessary to construct required improvements within the public street right -of -way or within a flood control or utility right -of -way; and (f) The suitability of the trea species for use in an urban area. Any person determined to be in violation of the provisions of this section by the Community Services Department designees, and who fails to replace the lost tree in -kind or pay the in -lieu fees, as set forth in the Tree Evaluation Formula on file with the City Clerk. for the trees in -kind replacement, within 30 days of the determination that a violation has occurred shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The established appeals process, available to persons charged with such violation, is set forth in Section 3 of the Ordinance. SECTION 3. All appeals involving the request for removal of trees; or for determining whether a violation of Section 2 of this ordinance has occurred; or in determining the in -lieu fees amount, shall be filed with the Director of Community Services five (S) calendar days after a decision is rendered or the following work day if the fifth day falls on a weekend or holiday. (a) Appeals of Administrative Decisions (by the Director of Community Services.or his designee) shall be heard by the City Manager. (b) Appeals of the City Manager shall be heard by the City Council. (c) The Community Services Director shall deliver all papers and files constituting the record of the matter on appeal to the authority hearing the appeal prior to the time of the hearing. At least 10 days prior to the hearing. Notice of the time and place of said hearing shall be given by mail to the appellant. (d) A matter on appeal may be referred back to the preceding decision- making authority for further report, information, or study. (e) Whenever a matter on appeal has been referred back to the preceding decision- making authority, said authority shall respond within thirty (30) calendar days following the day of such referral, unless otherwise specified by the decision- making authority making the referral. SECTION 4. pursuant to Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937, the City Council of the City of Moorpark, hereby declares this Ordinance to be an Urgency Ordinance requiring immediately enactment thereof. This Ordinance is found to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the trees designated pursuant to Section 2 and the determination that there is a current and immediate threat to the public's preservation and protection. These declarations and findings are found to have a reasonable basis in fact and are supported by substantial evidence that exi.sitng mature trees: (a) assist in counteracting air pollution, sod errosion and other related environmental damage; and (b) provide a distinctive and unique aesthetic character within the City; and (c) where designated as a "Historic Tree" are associated with some event or person of historical significance to the Community as a whole; and (d) without a prohibition in place, may be lost to the current rapid pace of development within the City and may result in premature destruction in order to avoid potential City regulation controlling removal activities Accordingly, the provisions of this Ordinance have been reviewed under the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and has been found categorically Exempt, Class 7, as an action by a regulatory agency for the protection of natural resourses and would not weaken or in any way significantly lessen the enivornment protection now afforded. Therefore the provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and shall remain in effect until City Council, as a result of it's investigations,puts in place a permanent all inclusive City Wide Tree Preservation ordinance. SECTION S. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Moorpark.hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each and all provision. thereof, irrespective of the fact than any one or more of said provisions may be declared invalid. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance by not less than a four - fifths vote of the City Council; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published in the Moorpark News, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, as defined in Section 6008 of the Government code, for the City of Moorpark, and which is hereby designated for that purposed. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May 1987. C ; _ H a"'Q, Mayor of the City of Moorpark, California ATTEST: TREE EVALUATION FORMULA Guide for Establishing Values of Trees and Other Plants - prepared hit the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers - accepted by courts and insurance adjusters The Guide was developed for use in evaluating losses and damages and /or information to be used by cities to place values on urban trees. Original criteria were based upon results of four years of study and deliberation. To use the Guide, only a eual,ified professional plantsman can correctly ascertaih the species, condition and locationai factors essential to an accurate use of the Guide. In our case, this is provided in the form of a tree study. T1,n FnV` I � (Basic Value) x (Species Classification) x (Condition Class) x (Location Class) = Appraisal Value 1. Basic Value ( -is a function of trunk diameter -is provided in Table 5 of the Guide' 2. Species Classification -is a function of type of tree -is determined to be class I -V manual prepared by the Intern (see Attachment I) -Class I = 100% Class Class TI = 80% Class Class III = 60% 3. Condition Class and loc,;i climate based upon Shade Tree Evaluation ational Shade Tree Conference, Inc. IV = 40% V = 20% -is a function of the health of the tree and life expectancy - information provided by tree study is used mitt. Table 7 in the Guide 4. Location Class -is a function of location and surroundings - percentage rating based upon Table IO in the Guide Based upon International Society of Abroiculture, Guide for Istablishinq Values of Trees and Other Plans, Sixth Edition (1983). Table 5. Basic formula value determinations taking into consideration tree size and species. Trunk caliper or diameter (inches) Cross - section area (square inches) Basic value (dollars 8 SO 1,100 9 63 1,386 10 78 1,716 11 95 2,090 12 113 2,488 13 132 2,926 14 153 3,388 15 176 3,894 16 201 4,422 17 227 4,994 18 254 5,588 19 283 6,248 20 314 6,908 21 346 7,612 22 380 8,360 23 415 9,1.30 24 452 9,944 25 490 10,802 26 530 11,682 " 27 572 12,606 28 615 13,552 29 660 14,542 30 706 15,554 31 754 16,61C 32 804 17,688 33 855 18,P,10 34 907 19,976 35 962 21,164 36 1,07 22,396 37 1,075 23,650 38 1,134 24,948 39 1,194 26,290 40 1,256 27,654 I Table 7. Condition percentage rating as related to life expectancy. Condition (Tree Report Rating) Life expectancy (years)* Percentage rating Excellent (A) Over 30 90 -100 Good (B) 20 -30 80- 90 Fair to good (C) 15 -20 60- 80 Fair (D) 10 -15 40- 60 Poor to fair City streets and boulevards 5 -10 20- 40 Poor, rapid decline 50- 0- 5 0- 20 *Years beyond time of inspection. Table 10. Evaluation of location position. Location position Percentage rating Feature or historicai trees - Average residential, landscape trees 80- 90 Malls 75- 85 Public and commercial area trees 70- 80 Arboretum and park trees 60- 80 Golf course trees, strategically located 60- 80 City streets and boulevards 60- 80 Screen and windbreak trees 50- 70 Recreational and picnic area trees E-0- 70 Industrial area trees 50- 70 Out=of -city highway trees 40- 60 Native, open woods trees* 30- 40 Dense forest trees* 10- 20 *Does riot include areas under forest management. Example: Assume a Blue Gum Eucalyptus tree with a trunk diameter of 24 inches located in Mervyn's parking lot. Assume the tree study.rates it as a "C" tree. Pasic Value - Q9,944 (Table 5) Species Clarification - 60% (Class 3, Shade Tree Evaluation) Condition Class - 70% (Table 7 per tree study) Location Class - 75% (Table 10) Appraisal Value = (8,143)(60 %)(70 %)(75 %) = 53,132.36 -3- 1 I� rl ) � Q .r •i r� t�Y is ..i, "�:,�- l•^ t' ,� -_/ 1 tj r f � . r. •'. � �'�1 '�.�1 ,/ 1 J. -1.'� ( 1 1 ,(� I��f,+�.�(r ) j����: '� ���I�i� , /�-�•• t� .- 1• r 1� f.' `_l: �' ` r? JS (JJ"�.l •, •�� .1 ,Y /� 't�•�ir ^'1 � f ;,It l 1 /• r.• ^� ^�!'.� f�,-,t ^'f��(f•�1t i��' l�,''••: �'1 i� •' %i',�'If�••�'.��;�1��.�.�•�: '. 'rj� •�'rq, ...-. 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Classification of Trccs by Rc -ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Trees of Reston 1 -Nc«' En=land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 9 '17feesof Rcston ll- Eastcrn . . .. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Trecs of Rrc,on 11 -Fa!t Southern . • . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . , _ . . . . 12.. Trees of Re ^ion III - Southern \k•est - Arkansas, Arizona. New Mexico. Oklahoma. and Tests . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 13 West - Deseti Trees . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Trees of Recion IV Central ... .. .. . , _ • .. .. .. ... .. . . . . .... 16 Trees of Region %'- Midwestcrn . . .. .` . .. 18 Rocky Mountain Shade Trees fn Irrigated Arcas, 4000 to 6000 Feet . . . . . . . . . ... . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . . 20 Trees of Drs• Plain Areas 3500 to 5000 l ect .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . 21 Trees of Rich Altitudes. Mountain Areas. 6000 to 9000 Fect .. . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21 Trees of Rc-ion VI- \Cesrcrn (Britisli Columbia) Nonlicrn Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 22 East lrn ss'ashm-tco .t Easirrn Orc =on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . 21 Western \ i' hinoton & Wcstem Ore ^on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Northern California Coastal Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 27 NottheinCalifornta Inland Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .. 29 Southern California -Zone 1 (Coastal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .. . . 32 Southern California - Zor.c 2 (Intermediate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . • • . 34 Southern California - Zone 3 (Inner Valleys) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . , . . , . 36 'frees ui Nesada . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 'frees of Westein Montana . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Trees of F wcrn Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Trcc, of Cuff . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 40 Trcesof Rccion VII - Ca,icrn Canada Ontario and Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 42 Tr,c%ui Uc,t or Punic C anad3 Maml,oh.t, and S2'k31rhe,s.in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2 Southern California -Zone 3 (Inner Valleys) SEE SUGGESTED PAL>t F:V,aLUATION, P,\GE 7 Class No. l -100 0 Cedrus ailantica •Glauca' -Blue ,Atlas Cedar Cedrus deodara - Deodar Cedar Ceraiorua siliqua - Carob CJtanraerops /nr,rulis- European Fan Palm £rytheacr. a... -Bi Blue H^ -spar Palm Erythea edulis -- Guadalupe Palm Ficus rubiginosa- Itiutyleaf Fig l:oilicuteria bipinizata- Chincsc Lantern Tree Lagerstroenzia indica- Crape- myrtle Li;rrstrum hicidum -Glossy Pnvct Liq« ulartrbar stvract1hia (& cultivarslvari- eiies)- S,vccz -.um Liriocicadron tulipift-ra and eullivars -Tulip Tice ao jtoliagrctdtflora - Southcrn Magnolia Olea curopoea -Common Olive Pisrccia chincnsis- Chincsc Pi�tachc Podoccrpur grectlior - Fc r n Pine Poducarpus mccrophv1his -Ycsv Podocarpus Qrrerc,is ecrifo6a- California Live Oak Quercus des -Holly lolly Oak Qt,errus rohrrr (,4 cultir,:rsirari,riesl- Ln•_h�h Oak Oiwrc?rs uher -fork nak ;1>cu11.ccrpus furrtutet -W ndmil Palm Isles „rn%t,N,ra r,ln;wd -N1c \Il.in Iran Palm Clays ,No. ? - .80'.ro . Tice ,I r,tut u,iu holr.tllti - liun}'a.ltunva 1 %r•,iticlnion u,cnluLr,ut -I i�urc 1lottic lice I.rnton lloiilibru.ir .i 6 Ccllistemon vimmabs- Wceptn; Botllebrush Car}•a illinoensis - Pce:!n Catalpa bignonioules- Southcrn Catalpa Citmantomion camphora- Camphor Tree Cirrnan:onrunt glar:dttltferurrt -Nepal Cam- phor Tice L- riobotrva japonica- Loqual £ucalvptus cantaldJleizsrs -Red Gum £ucal'vptus fcifolia -Red Flowering Gum £ ucal}ptus pols•anrhenros- Redbox Gum £ucalvptus silcroxylcn 'Rusea' -Rcd Iron - bark £ucalvptus ritninohl -White Gum Feijoa sehol Tana- Pineapple Guava Ficusretusamirida - Indian Laurel -Fig rcxi ;;u:::hdc•-- S`amc! Ash Froxinus vclutina g /cbra- Modcsto Ash GarT.va elliplica -Coact Silktassel Gbjr go hiloba (h ntale cultirarsfr•arietiesl Z-Ginkgo Kereroinele•s arbutifolic -Toyon Jaccrandcccuttfulta- Shaipicaf Jacaranda Jrrt:L ^nshirrdsii -Hindi Black Walout Juclans rcgra- Pcraar. or English Walnut (el•t sntrnr•rrn lrrrt arum- Au.iralun Tc.r Tice Lihor,drta dc•currens - California Inccn.e Cedar l iii S t or i•r ue, r r rc iii -Aust raI tan Fan Palm ?lucadamra tcrrirluha - Vu.cn%land Nut Alai terms boariu -Chip Maylcrl Tree :11'rriti nr ulea,id er - t )lcand cr /:.'rl i,tsonia aculrala - leru�alcm I b•nn Phocrris r'.0mata- scnc_A Date Palm Pr,uts r uulrcri -Cut.l ter I'urc Prnris 1j01.•pcnsi5 - Ak:111 u I 'ln: •lhuuh:rru (fnr coastcl crcasj -Japa- nc•c Ill :k Pine Pilrospuruni phillrraeuides- Willow Pitto- sporum Pirtosporul.t rhombifuliutrs- Diamond Leaf Pitto%portim Pirrosporiirnundzdarton- Victorian Icon Plararuts racerriosa - California Plane Tree Nrinits caruhreana- Carolina Chcrry- I.,uid Jg�uiiisv n•rc,tfera Arropiirparea• (,4 cithi tarsfrcncties) - Pis\ard Plum PYrinrrs ivorrir - Catalina CL; rry (2uircus lobTra- Vallcy Oak Schaff : -s rrsolle - Californu Pcpp„r Tree Schintts terebinihifoltur- Brsttl Pepper Tice Taxodiunt inucrortatuin - %lontczuma Cyprc.s Ulmus pariifolic- Chinese f lm or Little -leaf Elm Umbellularia califurnica- Caltfornia- laurel Gass No. 3 -607o Acacia bailecana- Cootamundra Wattle Acccicdeeurrensdealbala - Sliver Wattle Acacia longifolia floribunda- Gossamer Sydney Acacia Acacia r- elanoxrlun- Black"oou Acacia Acacic pero111. MYall Alnus cordaro- Italian Alder Alatirrliombifolia -White Alder Aroucaria hererophylla -Star Pine Arecostrurn ronraar_offranum -Queen Palm Bauhirria voriegato -Orchid Tree Brachychiton discolor -Pink Flame Tree Brach }•chiton populneum- Bottle Tree Soria capirara - Pindo Palm Castiarirra Cunningham ano- Cun. ^.i^ a .: Bccfwood Casuarina equisetifolia- Horsetail Beefw•ood Casuarina stricla -Coast Beefwood Cirrus sinerrsir- Orange Cordrlinecustralis - Ciacacna Palm Cupaniopsisanacardioides - Carrot ll;ood Citprersus ari_onice- Arizona, Cypress Elaea.gntrs an<tisrifolia- Ruscian Olive Eucalyptus caesea- Guneurru Eucalyptus cladocalvx -Sugar Gum Estcalyprusglobtilus - Blue Gum Eucatypritslehrrmnnii -Bushy Yate £ucal'rptus leucoxylon •Rosen'- %�hite Iron - bark Eucali-prus pulveridenta- Silver Dollar Tice Eucalyptus rudis- Desert Gum Eucalyptus iorquara -Coral Gum Ficur macrophvllo- More(on Bay Fig Fictts relma - Glossyleaf Fig Firrnlano plararzifoha- Japsne,e Vsani,h Tice Gcq'cra perrillura Genera I larpcpl +i'llrtrrtcojlrunr- 1�afir Plum ll)-mcrrosporrrnt flarum -sweet -shade li;lraea chileirsis -Wine Palm Jtr;latrs'alga - Easicrn Black lValnut hoclreureria pa»iculato- Guldcn -rain Tice Ligrtidatrhar forr,1o5ana- Formosa S%tect- Su m Velalctlealcucaderrdron - Caltput Tree Melia o. e.! roih irrnbraeuliforma - i:mbrclla Chinaberry Persea gnrcrrcena - Avocado Phoenix ca ,1aretisrs- Canary bland Date Palm Phornis dactylifcro -Date Palm Pins paruLa-Niexiczin Pine 11,1115 rcdiata - Montecey Pin Amu forreycna- Torrey Pine Pzttosport rn eugenoldei- Tarata Pittoc- porum X Platanus acenfolie- London Plane Tice X Prumts blireiarra- Blircuna Plum Punica grcitaturn - Pomepanate Pyrus 1 arrakarrti- Ever'reen Pcar Quillaja saponaria- Sospbark Tree Robirtia pseudoacocia •Deceisneena'- Dccannc Locust Srqu:;ia senrperrirens- Redwood Sr_ygium Fanicu!atum- Australian Brush- cherry Torrarix aphylra - Athol Tiptiara riptz -Tipu Tice Washingrona Jilifera- Caltc :nia Fan Palen Zelkuva serrcta and cultirars- lapancse Zel- kova Class tiro. 4- 40r`i, ,-1 eer negundo - Box -Elder Aeer sccchcnniita and eidrisars- Silver Dlaole •rchontopnoenix cunnirigitanlarra -King Pal m B:r;ri;sune:ia papirilire -Papzr Mulbcrsy Cupressus sempervirens - Italian Cypress Diosperos ka.li -Kaki Persimmon £ueallprus cornwa -Yate Tree Gledioia triaccnthos (& culncars'%rarieriesl - Common Honey- Iocu,t Gretilrea robustc -Silk oak _sevillca Hokca laerum -Sea Urchin Hakes Juglanscaliforntca -Black Walnut Lcgurtariaparersonii - Prirruose Tree Laura nobilis - Sweet Bav Lyonothammis floribimdus csplenifulius- Catalina lsonwood .tlerrosideros ronrerrrow - New Zealand Chri,tma< Tice slyolarrrlm laeiunr- �lyororum Airoipurum crassifobum - Karo Pitto,po- rum 37 Atiosporum reridiflorum -Cape Piltospo- rum e Popultis frernonni- Frcmont Cottonwood Salix albs 'Trisris'- Weeping White Willow Selix bob vlonica- Babylon Weeping Willow Salix inatsudana Torluosa - Contorted Hankow Willow Schinus polyganwr -Tree Pepper Ulrnus americans- American Elm l lmuspumr /a- Siheiisn Elm Class No. 5 -20% Acacia elata -Cedar Wattle Adatithus altissitna -Tice of lfeavcn. Ailan- thus Cupressus macrocorpa- Monterey Cypress Eucalyptus robusta -Swamp Gum Populus nigra ' /falica Lombardy Poplar STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) I , Maureen W. Wall , City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 89 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of May , 19 87, and that the same was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES- Councilmembers Eloise Brown, Thomas Ferguson, Bernardo Perez, and Mayor Clint Harper. NOES- Councilmember John Galloway. ABSENT: None. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 8th day of May , 19 87 . (SEAL)