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RESOLUTION NO. 62-131
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
ADOPTING STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR TREE PLANTING IN
SUBDMSIONS.
WHEREAS, subsection (k) of Section 9116 of Article 1, Chapter IX, of
the Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa requires a subdivider to plant
trees that will conform to standards and specifications established by Reso-
lution of the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish such standards and
specifications and the procedure for the enforcement and control thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Procedure.
a. Prior to the hearing by the Planning Commission or prior to any
action by the Planning Director, all tentative tract maps filed vith the
City, and all applications for permission to divide lots into less than
five parcels, shall be submitted to the Street Superintendent and his recom-
mendations received, regarding tree planting requirements for said tract or
parcels to be divided.
b. The Planning Commission shall include as one of its conditions
on all tentative tract maps the tree planting requirements by the Street
Superintendent and the City Engineer shall, in addition to all other bonds
required on the filing of the final tract map, require that the bond include
the sum sufficient to cover the tree planting requirement.
c. In the case of a division of less than five parcels, the Planning
Commission shall require such bond in the amount as specified by the Street
Superintendent.
SECTION 2. Approval of Trees bZ Street Superintendent.
The Superintendent shall approve the planting of any tree, shrub or
planting requested by the subdivider unless he finds that said tree, shrub
or planting will be injurious to: (1) the health and safety of any person;
or (2) will constitute a traffic hazard; or (3) will cause damage to pre-
sent or future utility installations.
SECTION 3. Appeal.
In the event the Superintendent of Streets denies the subdivider's
application for any tree, shrub or planting, such persons shall have the
right to have the matter heard by the City Council by requesting such
hearing by letter.
SECTION 4. Tree Planting Requirements.
Each subdivider and each person seeking to divide lots into less than
five (5) parcels shall plant one tree for each lot in the proposed sub-
division. Said tree may be either in the right of tray fronting the lot,
In any location on the front half of the lot, or grouped in areas that
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average out one tree
per lot,
even though some lots or rights of way in
front thereof do not
have any
trees.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5th day of November, 1962•
Mayor of the City of Costa Mssa
ATTEST:
City Cler9c of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 62-131 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 5th day of November, 1962.
IN WITNESS WIMOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa, this 5th day of November, 1962.
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa