DATE: June 12, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request to Remove Hazardous Trees along Ashlan Avenue in the Tarpey Village Area
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Department of Public Works and Planning to remove 32 dead or dying ornamental trees along the Ashlan Avenue road right-of-way in Tarpey Village, between Clovis and Sunnyside Avenues, an unincorporated area of the County;
2. Determine that the approval and authorization of the Department's removal of the 32 dead or drying ornamental trees, including the actual removal of the trees, is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code, Section 21000, et seq., and direct Department staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the office of the Fresno County Clerk.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the Department of Public Works and Planning to remove the ornamental trees planted within the Tarpey Village subdivision development in the 1950's, which are potentially hazardous conditions within the County's road easement right-of-way due to their dead and dying state. The Department will provide notice to adjoining property owners/residents at least ten days prior to any tree removal and will simultaneously perform a door-to-door outreach to those owners/residents during that same period, explaining the tree removal process and answering any questions the owners/residents may have. There will be no cost to the owners/residents for the tree removal or related corrective work. A sample copy of the notice is included as Attachment A. Additionally, the Department will be performing normal routine maintenance of trimming three trees and grinding one stump.
Approval of the second action will allow the Department to file a Notice of Exemption for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Department reviewed...
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