(a) The city forester shall authorize the removal of all parkway trees
as well as those trees on city-owned property.
(b) The city forester shall review all applications for parkway tree
removal and determine whether the tree in question shall be removed.
(c) If an unsafe or undesirable tree is to be removed, the planting of
a new tree from the approved list of parkway trees may be required,
as determined by the city forester.
(d) Any oak tree removed from city-owned property or within a parkway
shall be replaced with an oak or other tree as deemed appropriate
by the city forester, at a location within the city of Glendora.
(e) Tree Removal Criteria. The city forester may grant an application
for tree removal after consideration of the following criteria:
(1) The tree is dead or is determined to be in a state of severe decline
such that it presents a high risk of failure, and is likely to cause
damage to property and/or injury to persons;
(2) The tree has acquired an infectious disease or is infested with an
insect that is declared to be a serious pest threat to other nearby
trees, after consideration of alternative infectious disease and pest
control remediation measures;
(3) The tree is healthy but presents an immediate threat to the public
health, safety and welfare, and tree removal is determined to be the
only option available. An example would be to gain access to property
due to an emergency situation created by an earthquake or to allow
repair of a broken water main or sewer line located directly underneath
the tree's trunk, or to remove a tree split by a storm, or struck
by a vehicle and the tree cannot be feasibly restored to a safe condition;
(4) The tree is a threat to the public health, safety and welfare because
it impairs visibility for pedestrian or vehicle traffic. Removal shall
be considered only if tree pruning would severely disfigure the tree
as applied to applicable tree industry standards;
(5) The tree needs to be removed to facilitate hardscape repairs that
cannot be completed without severe root pruning which would jeopardize
the health and stability of the tree;
(6) The tree repeatedly damages surrounding hardscape within two years
after repairs, and root pruning and/or other remedial repair methods
cannot feasibly be utilized without severely jeopardizing the health
and stability of the tree;
(7) The tree is causing structural damage to a building, and the condition
cannot be corrected without removing the tree;
(8) Where the cost of maintaining certain species of trees cannot be
justified with respect to the environmental and community benefits
such trees provide;
(9) Any other criteria that protects the public health, safety and welfare
and is consistent with promoting the city's policy to protect and
preserve a healthy urban tree forest that provides valuable benefits
to our environment and to the quality of life in Glendora.
(Ord. 1768 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1932 § 3, 2010)
All trees growing in that portion of highway set apart for sidewalk
use by the ordinances of the city shall be removed by the property
owner upon the order of the city forester.
(Ord. 1768 § 2, 2003)
Any property owner, upon securing permission of the city forester,
may remove any tree in the parkway upon or abutting upon the property
of such owner. The city forester may require the planting of another
tree.
(Ord. 1768 § 2, 2003)