HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 11-016 -Heritage trees RESOLUTION NO. 11- 016
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
ADOPTING THE PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE
HERITAGE TREE INVENTORY
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission was
established by the City Council in 1982 to assist with and encourage the preservation of
Saratoga heritage resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Saratoga, at the January 28, 2011 Council Retreat,
selected the Heritage Preservation Commission to consider and develop a process and
criteria for the adoption of Heritage Trees; and
WHEREAS, Section 15- 50.020 (k) (1) of the Saratoga City Code defines a
"Heritage Tree" as any tree of historic significance or having historic value related to the
heritage of the City and designated by action of the City Council upon recommendation of
the Heritage Preservation Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the initiation of Heritage Tree status
should be voluntary and with the written consent of the owner(s) of the tree and impose no
additional regulatory requirements beyond those specified in Article 15 -50 of the Saratoga
City Code; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the process for creating a Heritage
Tree List will include an application, review and determination by the City Arborist and the
Heritage Preservation Commission, and approval by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that for a tree to qualify for Heritage
status, it must considered to be an outstanding specimen that possesses good health, good
structure and has the potential for a long life, as well as one or more of the following
criteria; (1) it possesses distinctive characteristics such as age, size, type of species or
location; and (2) it represents special aesthetic, social, cultural, educational, economic,
agricultural or historic importance to the community; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that owners of heritage trees shall be
honored at Arbor Day celebrations, with a certificate or with some other appropriate
recognition of the tree's uniqueness; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission recommends to the City
Council that this process and these criteria be adopted for use in determining Heritage Tree
status; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission recommends to the City
Council that all costs for the adoption of Heritage Trees be borne by the City, except for
costs associated with the creation of a plaque, which shall be borne by the property owner;
and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Tree List will be periodically updated, by
recommendation of the Heritage Preservation Commission and resolution of the City
Council, as additional heritage trees become known and documented;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
Saratoga hereby adopts the process and criteria for the creation of a Heritage Tree List for
Saratoga.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Saratoga, State of California, on the
16 day of March 2011 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmember Emily Lo, Jill Hunter, Vice Mayor Chuck Page,
Mayor Howard Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: Manny Cappello
ABSTAIN: None
Howard A. Miller, Mayor
City of Saratoga
Attest:
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Ann Su ivan, CMC
City Clerk, City of Saratoga