For more details see the Planning Fee Schedule. Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Jump to subpage A permit is needed if the tree is: a street tree; a heritage tree; an ordinance-size tree, live or dead; or any tree located on multifamily, commercial, industrial, or mixed use property or in a common area.
Street Trees Street trees are those located in the public right-of-way between the curb and sidewalk; in some locations, the public right-of-way may be up to 12 feet from the curb.
Heritage Trees The City's Heritage Tree List identifies more than trees with special significance to the community because of their size, history, unusual species, or unique quality. Approval Process A permit application to remove an ordinance-size tree will be considered for approval if it can be verified that the tree is: a safety hazard; dead, dying, or diseased; unsuitable; or restricts economic development and proposed improvement of a parcel.
Safety Hazards If an ordinance-size tree on private property is in danger of falling or presents a safety hazard, immediately bring the permit application to the Development Services Permit Center - Removal of Dead, Dying or Diseased Trees Ordinance-size trees that are dead or dying lacking enough live branches or green leaves to sustain life and not simply dormant may qualify for removal.
The Department Director or designee evaluates the application and makes a final decision no appeals. There is no public notice or Director's Hearing.
Ordinance-size trees may be deemed unsuitable and qualify for removal if any of the following conditions apply: For single-family and duplex lots: The tree trunk is 5 feet or less from the existing residence, secondary unit or garage. The tree trunk is 5 feet or less from the centerline of a below-ground utility line or pipe. Removal of Live Ordinance-Size Trees Removing a live, ordinance-size tree, for reasons other than disease or unsuitability, such as in the case of enabling economic development of a property, requires a clear case and more evaluation.
The permit process entails: Submit the Tree Removal Permit Application and be prepared to pay applicable fees. The City will mail notices as part of a ten day public notice period. We owe much of what we know about the hanging tree to Leonard Espinosa, a retired educator whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather worked in the mines, which opened in and lasted more than a century.
As his father told the story, one memorable execution occurred in the late s, when a man raped — or killed — a girl and was hanged from the tree. After a hanging, it was customary for passers-by to toss a small rock under the tree to show their distaste for the crime. In March , Espinosa went hiking in the same area with his son, Leland, in search of the tree. It looks like a perfect tree to hang someone from.
That the tree has survived is suggestive evidence. Historian Boudreault says the miners were burning cords of firewood a month, which rapidly denuded the hills of oak trees.
How often was the tree used? They wrote that in the late s, there were a lot of murders. It is about time that I post some pictures I made at my favorite park.
Almaden Quicksilver County Park is a local treasure with abundant history , trails, vistas, and wonderful trees. After some quick math I concluded that I may have hiked there close to a thousand times in the past fifteen years. And I am still not in the slightest tired of it.
Every time I visit the park I meet old friends, I discover something not seen before, and I leave more at peace and refreshed. I made the first picture on a misty Saturday morning hike in January This is my favorite tree in all of Northern California. The next picture portrays a fabulous oak on a little plateau near the former Spanish Town.
Umunhum in the back. The Hanging Tree was the site of a hanging in the 19th century. The nature of the crime is long forgotten.
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